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  2. 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]

  3. Cardiac imaging - Wikipedia

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    Specifically, it looks for calcium deposits in the coronary arteries that can narrow arteries and increase the risk of heart attack. [17] This severity can be presented as Agatston score or Coronary Artery Calcium (CAC) score. The CAC score is an independent marker of risk for cardiac events, cardiac mortality, and all-cause mortality. [18]

  4. QRISK - Wikipedia

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    QRISK3 (the most recent version of QRISK) is a prediction algorithm for cardiovascular disease (CVD) that uses traditional risk factors (age, systolic blood pressure, smoking status and ratio of total serum cholesterol to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol) together with body mass index, ethnicity, measures of deprivation, family history, chronic kidney disease, rheumatoid arthritis, atrial ...

  5. Antihypertensive and Lipid Lowering Treatment to Prevent ...

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    Grade 1 hypertension. The Antihypertensive and Lipid Lowering Treatment to Prevent Heart Attack Trial, also known as ALLHAT, was a randomized, double-blind, active-controlled study comparing at the same time, four different classes of antihypertensive drugs with the rate of coronary heart disease (CHD) events in ‘high-risk’ people with hypertension. [1]

  6. Cardiac marker - Wikipedia

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    Cardiac markers are used for the diagnosis and risk stratification of patients with chest pain and suspected acute coronary syndrome and for management and prognosis in patients with diseases like acute heart failure. Most of the early markers identified were enzymes, and as a result, the term "cardiac enzymes" is sometimes used. However, not ...

  7. 'I'm a Cardiologist. Here's How Women Can Cut Their Heart ...

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    Heart disease is the leading cause of death for men, women and people of most racial and ethnic groups, causing avoid complications such as heart attack, stroke and even damage to the kidney and ...

  8. 1 in 5 people have this genetic risk factor for heart disease ...

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    a personal history of heart attack, stroke, or coronary artery disease before 55 (for men) or before 65 (for women) poor leg circulation because of peripheral arterial disease

  9. Diagnosis of myocardial infarction - Wikipedia

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    A normal ECG does not rule out acute myocardial infarction. Mistakes in interpretation are relatively common, and the failure to identify high risk features has a negative effect on the quality of patient care. [12] It should be determined if a person is at high risk for myocardial infarction before conducting imaging tests to make a diagnosis ...