{
  "id": 3531388,
  "title": "Calcium heart scans sharpen risk estimates mainly for borderline-risk adults",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/calcium-heart-scans-sharpen-risk-estimates-mainly-for-borderline-risk",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-26T15:00:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Medical Xpress",
    "slug": "medical-xpress",
    "url": "https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-08-calcium-heart-scans-sharpen-borderline.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "It's an increasingly popular scan that measures calcium in the heart's arteries and helps predict the risk of future heart disease. But according to a new Northwestern Medicine study, the quick and inexpensive test—known as a coronary artery calcium scan—may be most valuable only for a specific group of patients.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}