What is my “Calcium Score”?
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Pacific Radiology (New Zealand)
“The amount of calcified (hard) plaque in your heart vessels is evaluated and the score is given as a number called the Agatston score, which is the total area of the calcium deposits and the density of the calcium. A score of zero means no detectable calcium.”
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