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Your Calcium Score?
By Shannon Anderson EXCESS CALCIUM IN YOUR CORONARY ARTERIES MAY ELEVATE YOUR RISK OF A HEART ATTACK. WITH TODAY’S TECHNOLOGY, DOCTORS CAN GET A BETTER LOOK AT WHAT'S INSIDE YOUR ARTERIES, AND THEY ARE TAKING A NEW INTEREST IN SOMETHING THAT HAS ALWAYS BEEN PRESENT IN PROBLEM VESSELS: CALCIUM. BUT WHILE CORONARY CALCIUM SCORES CAN BE HELPFUL IN IDENTIFYING PERSONS AT RISK FOR HEART DISEASE, IT TAKES KNOWING THE SPECIFICS ABOUT YOUR HEART TO PUT THE INFORMATION TO GOOD USE.
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