As Heart Awareness Month unfolds, local cardiologist Dr. Khaled Khalaf sheds light on the significance of knowing your heart's calcium score and how testing can be beneficial.

NEW YORK, Nov. 18 (UPI) -- Predicting who is at high risk for a heart attack or death may be as simple as obtaining a person's coronary artery calcium score -- a noninvasive way to measure plaque ...

Generally, a score less than 100 is considered lower risk, and then when you get above 100 and certainly above 1,000, puts you at increased risk,” Friedman said.

Scans can predict heart attack risk but often create uneccessary worry. Aug. 18, 2011— -- Joanne Leahy, 59, of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., followed her cardiologist's recommendation and had a ...

Now, in a major new study, Intermountain heart researchers found that using their Intermountain Risk Score (IMRS) they could also accurately predict whether patients being assessed for kidney ...

A version of the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA) heart disease risk score that did not include race predicted heart disease risk just as well as the original version that includes race.