My brother returned from a calcium scan of his heart a few years ago with the happy news that his coronary arteries were free of hardened plaque that could suggest serious underlying heart disease.

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 ...

NEW YORK (PIX11) — Heart disease is the leading killer of Americans, affecting 14 million people. The recent death by cardiac arrest of Lisa Marie Presley and the collapse of Buffalo Bills player ...