LAS VEGAS, NV — An incidental finding of a high coronary artery calcium (CAC) score (>300 Agatston units) despite a normal myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) test does not always trigger ...

The disparate cutoffs may help determine whether a patient should go to the cath lab. Prospective validation comes next.

France’s best-known stock index, the CAC 40, is up 18 percent over the last twenty-five years. The S&P 500 is up 24 percent over the last two months. These numbers rate comment. For one, they vivify ...

Since its introduction in the early 2000s, the Common Access Card (CAC) has become the most widely used Department of Defense (DoD) identity credential, with more than 24 million cards issued to date.

Physical activity may be linked with progression of coronary artery calcium (CAC) regardless of baseline levels, according to new data. An established predictor of cardiovascular events, even in young ...

Coronary artery calcium (CAC) is a known risk factor for cardiovascular (CV) disease, even if clinicians maybe confused about how best to use the test. The higher a patient’s score on a CAC scan, the ...

Statin-based treatment of patients with severe hypercholesterolemia—defined by a low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) level of at least 190mg/dL—is strongly recommended by both U.S. and ...