Coronary Calcium Distribution Tied To Heart Attack Risk

Tuesday, May 27, 2008 - 08:28 in Health & Medicine

A new calcium scoring method may better predict a person's risk of heart attack, according to a new multicenter study. 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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