Coronary Artery Calcium Scan (Calcium Heart Score) Explained

Grant Bailey, MD is a Cardiologist at South Denver Cardiology Assoc. who specializes in heart disease prevention, cardiac and vascular diagnostic testing, and treatment. In this video, Dr. Bailey explains a Coronary Artery Calcium Scan or Calcium Heart Score. Prevention is the best medicine and this low-cost, quick, pain-free test can help identify the presence of coronary disease.

00:36 What is a Coronary Artery Calcium Scan? (Calcium Heart Score)
1:59 Who should get a Calcium Heart Score?
2:30 Why should I get a Calcium Heart Score?
3:20 What to expect the day of your scan.
4:55 What if my score is high?
5:58 How can I lower my calcium heart score?
7:00 Are high calcium scores hereditary?
7:57 An overview of Calcium Heart Score and heart disease.