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2. Coronary Calcium Score: Role in Finding Risk or Severity of CAD

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   A CAC procedure is a CT scan that takes only minutes and shows the amount of calcium in the coronary arteries. It’s a low-cost and noninvasive way to measure your heart health. The amount of ...

3. Coronary Calcium Score (Heart Scan) - WebMD

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   Calcium also helps your blood clot normally and helps to manage blood pressure. But calcium also plays a role in atherosclerosis, a condition in which fat and cholesterol deposits called plaque ...

4. Cholesterol Artery Test: Coronary Artery Calcium Test and Score

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   A coronary calcium test is a noninvasive test, meaning it’s a low risk screening. The scan captures images of your coronary arteries, and the amount of calcium in each artery is measured. When ...

5. Coronary Artery Calcification: Causes, Treatment, and Outlook

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   A CT scan is a painless imaging test that allows doctors to “score” the amount of calcium present. ... The higher your CAC score is, the more severe your calcium buildup is. Levels of the ...

6. Coronary CT calcium scan - Wikipedia

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   A coronary CT calcium scan is a computed tomography (CT) scan of the heart for the assessment of severity of coronary artery disease. Specifically, it looks for calcium deposits in atherosclerotic plaques in the coronary arteries that can narrow arteries and increase the risk of heart attack. [1] These plaques are the cause of most heart ...

7. Diagnosing Atherosclerosis: Warning Signs and Symptoms - WebMD

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   Coronary artery disease: The warning sign for atherosclerosis in the heart is chest pain when you’re active, or angina. It's often described as tightness and usually goes away with rest. Other ...

8. Common Access Card - Wikipedia

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   Common Access Card. A Common Access Card (CAC). The common access card, also commonly referred to as the CAC, is the standard identification for active duty United States defense personnel. The card itself is a smart card about the size of a credit card. [1] Defense personnel that use the CAC include the Selected Reserve and National Guard ...

9. The New Heart Tests: Which Ones Should You Have? - WebMD

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   A plaque scan uses complex software to measure the thickness of the lining of the carotid artery. "An increase in the thickness of the lining indicates the patient is at higher cardiovascular risk ...