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good review of the coronary calcium score and associated risk estimates.

A more recent article on the interpretation of the coronary calcium score.  Score alone must be taken in context with the individual.

coronary artery calcium scores

Coronary artery calcium is positively associated with CAD risk.  It compares to multiple biomarker assessment, BNP, and homocysteine assessment.

Study finds that 57% of study participants saw a 14% reduction in coronary calcium score with combined EDTA plus tetracycline.  The reduction may seem modest, and it is, but the delivery method of the EDTA is going to limit the effects.  EDTA should be given IV.

Preventive Cardiology.  Assessing plaque burden using calcium scoring and carotid intima media thickness.

Just a press release of yet to be published study that finds women on HRT have lower atherosclerosis, calcium score, and death than younger women not on HRT.