In addition to the established risk factors, there are a number of ... and sleep apnea with occurrence of coronary heart disease. [19] Snoring, which has been linked to sleep apnea, has been ...

The original risk score is based on traditional risk factors for heart disease, sex, race and coronary artery calcium (CAC) ...

Evidence from epidemiologic studies indicates that the same factors that are associated with increased risk of coronary heart disease (CHD) in middle-aged people are relevant in older adults (i.e ...

Heart disease, type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure and obesity were more common and linked to reduced access to healthy ...

30, 2024 — Chronic, low-level lead poisoning is a major risk factor for cardiovascular ... does not improve cardiovascular health (coronary heart disease, stroke and heart failure), and could ...

Reference Newburger, Takahashi and Gerber17 Based on the 2017 American Heart Association criteria, coronary artery lesion ... artery lesion at an early stage of the disease, through surveillance of ...

I recently had a CAT scan of my chest as an evaluation for pneumonia. I didn’t have pneumonia, but I got an unexpected high calcium score in my coronary arteries. Does the calcium I eat affect this? I ...

Heart diseases are usually worried about in adulthood however there are some risk factors which begin developing in early ...

Much of the U.S. is exposed to arsenic levels above federal limits, but even below that, arsenic poses severe health risks.

The original risk score is based on traditional risk factors for heart disease, sex, race and coronary artery calcium (CAC) levels, which are obtained from computed tomography (CT) imaging.

Historical redlining and rising obesity rates are driving heart disease risks in the US, as new studies link limited food ...

A version of the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA) heart disease risk score that did not include race predicted heart disease risk just as well as the original version that includes race.