HONOLULU (KHON2) — February is National Heart Month, a good time to show your heart some love by taking a Calcium Score Test, a simple scan that can go a long way to maintaining a healthy heart. “It’s ...

Columbus Community Hospital offers cardiac calcium scoring, a tool that can be useful in estimating a patient’s risk of a future cardiac event. The procedure is also known as coronary artery calcium ...

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.

We know that cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in the United States for both men and women. But what if you could get an easy, non-invasive test that could determine your risk over ...

A long list of Lynda Hollander’s paternal relatives had heart disease, and several had undergone major surgeries. So when she hit her mid-50s and saw her cholesterol levels creeping up after menopause ...

Doctors use CT scans to determine how much calcium is in a person’s artery -- their coronary artery calcium score. The numbers are used to help determine a person’s risk of developing heart disease.