HONOLULU (KHON2) — February is National Heart Month, a good time to show your heart some love by taking a Calcium Score Test, a simple scan that can go a long way to maintaining a healthy heart. “It’s ...

Preventive cardiologists have a wonderful tool for noninvasively identifying plaque (atherosclerosis) in the arteries to the heart: the coronary artery calcium (CAC) scan. Since 1/3 of Americans die ...

Columbus Community Hospital offers cardiac calcium scoring, a tool that can be useful in estimating a patient’s risk of a future cardiac event. The procedure is also known as coronary artery calcium ...

Ronnie Paul, a 67 year old man who considered himself healthy and active, decided to take a voluntary heart screening after noticing a flyer at his doctor’s office. The test was a calcium scoring scan ...

Coronary artery calcium scans can offer a more precise estimate of a patient’s chances for major cardiac events. Some cardiologists say it remains underused. By Paula Span A long list of Lynda ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An area couple is sharing their experience with open-heart surgery to raise awareness about the importance of calcium scoring ...

We know that cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in the United States for both men and women. But what if you could get an easy, non-invasive test that could determine your risk over ...

A long list of Lynda Hollander’s paternal relatives had heart disease, and several had undergone major surgeries. So when she hit her mid-50s and saw her cholesterol levels creeping up after menopause ...

Heart disease has been the leading cause of death in the United States for more than 100 years, yet diagnoses continue to climb. A study by The American Heart Association found 51% of Americans were ...