Cardiac Calcium Scoring

Coronary Artery Calcium Scoring, Coronary Calcium Scan

Why It Is Done

Cardiac calcium scoring is done to:

• Find out if you have coronary artery disease (CAD).
• Find out how severe your heart disease is.
• Sometimes predict if you will get symptoms of CAD.

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Author:	Maria G. Essig, MS, ELS	Last Updated: June 19, 2007
Medical Review:	E. Gregory Thompson, MD - Internal Medicine George Philippides, MD - Cardiology
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