Background:Coronary artery calcium (CAC) is a marker of plaque burden. Whether CAC improves risk stratification for incident sudden cardiac death (SCD) beyond atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) risk factors is unknown. Objectives:SCD is a common initial manifestation of coronary heart ...
3) The Main Treatment Goal is the reduction in Coronary Artery Calcium Score, and by inference, reduction in plaque volume and reduction in cardiovascular mortality. The cardiology community still awaits the hard data on these results (CHD mortality and CHD events, treatment arm vs no treatment a...
aA large and consistent body of evidence indicates that the coronary calcium score is more closely associated with Coronary Artery Disease and related Coronary Artery Disease events than standard risk factors. 证据一个大和一致的身体表明冠状钙比分比标准风险因素严密同冠状动脉病和相关的冠状动脉病事件联系...
The self-order options are discounted panels that I set up withUlta Lab Testsand can be ordered almost anywhere in the U.S. (direct access testing is prohibited by law in New York, New Jersey, and Rhode Island). You will receive a lab order that can be taken to your local lab, and...
your doctor will prescribe higher doses. If the maximum amount still doesn’t work -- or if you can’t handle the side effects -- your doctor may consider a PCSK9 inhibitor. They also may order tests, like a coronary calcium score, to check your heart disease risk. If you are diagnos...
Type “superfoods” into your search engine, and this leafy green vegetable is likely to be one of the first results that pops up. Kaleis one of the best veggies forweight lossand can supplement your diet with lots of vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin K, calcium and manganese for very few...
Diabetic cardiomyopathy's onset, marked by impaired heart function, can be independent of coronary artery disease and hypertension, implying that mechanisms more comprehensive than hypertension/afterload are causative. For optimal clinical management of diabetes-related comorbidities, identifying therapeutic stra...
A lack of calcium orvitamin D Not enough exercise, especiallystrength trainingand weight-bearing activities Smoking Too muchalcohol Osteopenia Diagnosis Osteopenia usually doesn't have any symptoms. This makes it hard to diagnose unless you have a bone mineral density test. ...
It has been linked with 50% of coronary artery disease, 75% of strokes and kills over 110,000 people in England every year. It’s an essential part of every health check and while doctors know that exercise combined with a low GL, Mediterranean style diet rich in fruit and vegetables ...
A blood flow-obstructing clot that develops in a coronary artery can lead to acute coronary syndrome (unstable angina or heart attack), and in a cerebral artery, it can cause a stroke.3,12 An arterial blood clot can also break away from the vessel wall. The dislodged or fragmented blood ...