Cardiology

Coronary Artery Calcium Density May Help Predict Risk of Heart Attack

06/04/2015

Michael H. Criqui, MD, discusses whether measuring calcium amount and density separately might better help predict if a person is at risk for developing a heart attack or stroke.

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