Calcium Score Test: This Has Nothing To Do With Your Teeth or Bones

What type of results do you get and what do the results mean?A positive test means the scan found evidence of calcium in your coronary arteries. This means you have coronary artery disease. You’ll also get a number that tells you how much calcium they found.Your calcium test score tells how much calcium is in your coronary arteries. If you have calcium in your heart’s arteries, the computer will create a calcium score that estimates the extent of coronary artery disease. Your calcium test score can range from zero to more than 1,000.Anything above zero means there’s some evidence of coronary artery disease (CAD).Higher scores indicate that you could be at risk for a heart attack. Score cutoffs are:100 or less (mild proof of coronary artery disease).Up to 400 (moderate amount of proof that you have CAD).Above 400 (strong proof of CAD).Your healthcare provider will consider your results along with other risk factors to determine your risk for future coronary artery disease.Other risk fac...