"One of the greatest values in doing coronary calcium scoring is that in about half of those scanned for appropriate reasons, calcium scores of zero (no hardening in the walls of the arteries) will be ...

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 ...

Adding a measurement of lipoprotein(a) or even a genetic risk score for LPA, the gene that encodes apolipoprotein(a), can modestly improve the prediction of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease ...

Millions of US adults would no longer need to take a statin for the primary prevention of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) if their eligibility were based on the new PREVENT risk ...

Anna Mueller, MD, Mount Sinai, presented the findings at the American College of Cardiology 2025 Annual Scientific Session and explained that broader adoption of imaging assessments will depend on ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Race-free, sex-specific pooled cohort equations yield similar CVD risk discriminations as race- and sex-specific ...

The 2026 ACC/AHA dyslipidemia guidelines mark a major shift toward starting cholesterol treatment earlier and aiming for lower LDL targets. Using the new PREVENT-ASCVD calculator, clinicians can ...