Calcium
Score
Before Symptoms Start
What Is a Calcium Score?
Understand Your Heart in a Whole New Way
A Coronary Calcium Score is a quick, painless CT scan that measures the amount of calcium in the coronary arteries – the vessels that supply your heart with blood. Calcium buildup is an early sign of atherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries), even before symptoms appear.
Unlike traditional tests that track symptoms, the Calcium Score reveals what’s happening inside your arteries, giving doctors powerful insight into your heart health.
Why It Matters
Early Detection → Better Prevention
Heart disease often develops silently. Many people feel “fine” even when plaque is building up inside their arteries. Calcium scoring changes that.
This test helps:
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Identify heart disease before symptoms occur |
Determine your true risk of a future cardiac event |
Guide personalized care and prevention strategies |
Motivate effective lifestyle changes |
Support shared decisions with your cardiologist |
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Identify heart disease before symptoms occur |
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Determine your true risk of a future cardiac event |
|
Guide personalized care and prevention strategies |
|
Motivate effective lifestyle changes |
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Support shared decisions with your cardiologist |
What to Expect:
Fast, Easy, and Non-Invasive
You can get answers without waiting – perfect for patients focused on prevention or concerned about their heart risk.
No needles or injections
Test lasts only 10-15 minutes
Comfortable and safe
Results reviewed and explained by your cardiologist
Who Benefits From Calcium Scoring?
This test is especially helpful if you:
- Are age 40+ with heart risk factors
- Have high blood pressure or high cholesterol
- Have diabetes
- Smoke or used to smoke
- Have a family history of heart disease
- Want a clearer picture of your heart health
Even if you feel healthy, calcium scoring can uncover hidden risk and help guide proactive care.
Why Choose Us?
Your Calcium Score is reviewed by board-certified cardiologists with years of experience in heart disease prevention and imaging.
Personalized cardiac evaluation
A customized plan based on your score
Clear explanations of results
Fast scheduling and convenient locations
Have any questions? Give us a call!
645-225-2727 (ASAP)
7712 North Kendall Drive, Miami, FL 33156
FAQs
Don’t hesitate to contact our Immediate Care Center at 645-225-2727 (ASAP)!
A Coronary Calcium Score is a specialized CT scan that detects and measures calcium buildup in the arteries that supply blood to your heart. Calcium in these arteries is a sign of plaque, which can increase your risk of heart disease.
Heart disease can develop silently for years without symptoms. A Calcium Score helps identify early plaque buildup so you and your cardiologist can take proactive steps to reduce your risk before a heart attack or major event occurs.
No. In fact, this test is most valuable before symptoms appear. It is designed to detect early risk in people who may feel completely healthy.
No. The scan is quick, painless, and non-invasive. There are no needles, no IVs, and no injections required.
The test uses a low dose of radiation, similar to or less than many other diagnostic imaging procedures. It is considered safe and widely used for heart risk assessment.
Most patients do not need this test annually. Your cardiologist will recommend follow-up testing only if appropriate based on your individual risk profile.