Coronary calcium distribution tied to heart attack risk

Tuesday, May 27, 2008 - 04:49 in Health & Medicine

A new calcium scoring method may better predict a person`s risk of heart attack, according to a new multicenter study published in the June issue of the journal Radiology. Calcium coverage scoring takes into account not only the amount of calcified plaque build-up in the coronary arteries, but also its distribution.

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