Having a coronary artery calcium (CAC) score of zero has generally been accepted as a marker of a very low risk of having a cardiac event within the next five years. However, age is a strong ...

Among patients with stable chest pain referred for invasive coronary angiography, a low coronary artery calcium score was associated with low risk for heart attack and stroke, researchers reported ...

A study in the United Kingdom showed that the use of a 10-year absolute risk of 3.5 to 4% as the threshold for the development of prostate cancer in risk-based screening yields the greatest number ...