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Scientists Reveal Who Really Benefits From a Heart Calcium Scan

15 September 2026 at 11:41
Digital Heart Models AI ScanA popular heart scan may be unnecessary for many patients but valuable for those whose risk is difficult to judge. Coronary artery calcium scanning has become an increasingly accessible way to refine estimates of heart attack and stroke risk. Yet a Northwestern Medicine study involving more than 6,000 adults suggests the quick, relatively inexpensive test [...]

Cardiac Breakthrough Could Offer Lifesaving Treatment to More Patients

8 September 2026 at 22:34
Healthy Human Heart AnatomyA major trial found that implantable cardioverter-defibrillators may benefit some patients younger than 70 with mild-to-moderate heart dysfunction and cardiac scarring. A more than decade-long randomized trial suggests that implantable cardioverter-defibrillators may benefit some patients who have heart scarring and only mild-to-moderate loss of heart function, a group that currently falls outside standard treatment guidelines. [...]
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