Heart Tests, Procedures & Rehabilitation
Coronary Calcium Score
Four calcium-score tiers (0, 1-99, 100-299, 300+) map to four risk levels and four action plans. The score itself is one number from a 5-minute CT scan.
This is a free, plain-language patient education guide written by Rias Ali, MD, FACC, a board-certified interventional cardiologist. Every guide is grounded in current peer-reviewed evidence and major society guidelines, organized in a way patients can actually use during a visit.
Download the Coronary Calcium Score guide
What's inside this guide
- Plain-language explanation of coronary calcium score
- Why it matters and what the major risks are
- Treatment options with risks, benefits, and alternatives
- Common misconceptions clarified
- Lifestyle and self-care advice
- Specific warning signs — when to call us, when to call 911
- Sources used to build the guide (peer-reviewed and society guidelines)