Cardiovascular imaging, which continues to evolve alongside interventions and other technologies, made notable strides in the ...

A heart CT scan uses X-rays to create an image of the heart and blood vessels. Healthcare professionals may also refer to it as cardiac CT angiography. A CT scan is a noninvasive imaging procedure.

Coronary artery calcium scoring with CT can identify symptomatic patients with a very low risk of heart attacks or strokes, according to a new study published today in Radiology, a journal of the ...

As technology offers more tools to help diagnose heart disease, you may need to adjust your approach. Here’s the latest on one of those new tools. One of the greatest challenges facing primary-care ...

When Chris Abrunzo was in his early 20s, his father was struck by the kind of heart attack known as a "widow maker." The severe cardiac events are often fatal, and while Abrunzo's father survived, it ...

MONTREAL, Canada—Leaders in the field of cardiac CT celebrated 20 years of science, innovation, and overcoming challenges during a special session at the 2025 Society of Cardiovascular Computed ...

Two new non-invasive screening tests are helping cardiologists pinpoint patients who may be susceptible to heart attack by measuring the accumulation of plaque along heart arteries. Hard and soft ...

Bob Edmiston has no symptoms of heart disease, but he worries about it anyway. His mother and father both died of massive heart attacks at age 60. Edmiston is 69. So when the North Carolina man ...

Every year, Murray went for a cardiology check-up. In 2021, he changed doctors. His new cardiologist gave him an advanced scan called a cardiac CT. The test produces a 3-D image of the heart and ...