A study in more than 40,000 patients has shown that those who had any detectable levels of calcium in the coronary artery were two to three times more likely to die within the next five years, with only about a quarter of those deaths being caused by cardiovascular disease. These findings were presented this weekend at the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions 2025.

“Someone’s coronary artery calcium score could be a more powerful predictor of a person’s overall health than we previously thought,” said Jeffrey L. Anderson, MD, distinguished clinical and research physician at Intermountain Health and principal investigator of the study. “We know that not having any coronary artery calcium is a predictor of being in good coronary health, but we were surprised to find that it may al

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