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Coronary Calcium Score in Las Vegas

A quick heart scan that counts hardened plaque, and 4 clinics in Las Vegas that list it.

Time: Under 20 minutes The scan itself is quick
What you do: Lie still in a CT scanner No injection
You get: A calcium score From zero upward

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A coronary calcium score comes from a quick CT scan of your heart, with no injection. It counts the calcium in the walls of your heart arteries, which is a sign of plaque that has hardened, and turns it into a single number.

It is an established test for sharpening heart risk in adults whose risk is unclear from cholesterol and blood pressure alone, and the result can help you and a physician decide about treatment. It uses a low dose of radiation and sees only hardened plaque, not the softer kind.

Heart health in Las Vegas, by the numbers

The rate of high blood pressure in Las Vegas is about the same as the national rate. About 1 in 3 adults in Las Vegas have high blood pressure, compared with about 1 in 3 nationally. That adds up to roughly 630,000 adults in Clark County.

34.5%of adults in Las Vegas have high blood pressureUS: 34.4%

630,000adults in Las Vegas have high blood pressureEstimated from CDC county figures

4Las Vegas clinics list coronary calcium scoringSee them below

Las Vegas vs the US

Share of each group named, 2023

CDC estimates. PLACES figures are modelled from a national health survey, not counted from medical records, so read them as estimates.

High blood pressureLas Vegas

34.5%

United States

34.4%

High cholesterol (of those checked)Las Vegas

38.0%

United States

36.4%

Coronary heart diseaseLas Vegas

6.2%

United States

6.3%

↓ Data

Source: CDC PLACES, 2023 county estimates. Las Vegas = Clark County, weighted by adult population.

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Showing 4 clinics that list coronary calcium scoring in Las Vegas

Whole-body MRI screening center on Lindell Road near Blue Diamond Road in southwest Las Vegas, with heart calcium and low-dose lung CT scans.

Ezra - Blue Diamond

Lindell Rd near Blue Diamond Rd, Enterprise, Las Vegas

Advanced diagnostics & emerging careCancer risk & screeningHeart & circulation

Ezra's Blue Diamond centre is a Steinberg Diagnostic Medical Imaging building on Lindell Road in Las Vegas's Enterprise area, one block north of Blue Diamond Road, with parking on three sides. It sells the 47-minute MRI with Spine, a Heart CT Scan with a coronary artery calcium score and a low-dose Lung CT Scan, with weekday morning hours. Results come back as an Ezra Report within 7-10 days.

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Coronary calcium score Full-body MRI Low-dose lung CT

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Whole-body MRI screening center on Alta Drive in Summerlin, Las Vegas, with an extended MRI tier, heart calcium and low-dose lung CT scans.

Ezra - Summerlin

Alta Dr near Rampart Blvd, Summerlin, Las Vegas

Advanced diagnostics & emerging careCancer risk & screeningHeart & circulation

Ezra's Summerlin centre is an office building on Alta Drive in Las Vegas's Summerlin area, with easy access to the 215 beltway and ample parking at the front. It sells the 47-minute MRI with Spine, the two-session MRI with Skeletal and Neurological Assessment, a Heart CT Scan with a coronary artery calcium score and a low-dose Lung CT Scan. Scanning happens at Steinberg Diagnostic Medical Imaging.

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Coronary calcium score Full-body MRI Low-dose lung CT

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Physician-led longevity and wellness clinic with tiered programs of annual DEXA, VO2 max and metabolic testing, plus hormone therapy and aesthetics.

Ageless Forever

S Rainbow Blvd, Las Vegas

Strength, fitness & body compositionSkin, hair & aestheticsAdvanced diagnostics & emerging care

Ageless Forever is a longevity and wellness clinic on S Rainbow Blvd in Las Vegas, led by medical director Dr. John J. Pierce. Its Silver and Gold programs include annual DEXA, resting metabolic rate, VO2 max, grip-strength and DNA testing with an ECG, and Gold adds coronary calcium scoring and a lung CT. The clinic also offers Galleri, hormone therapy, sexual wellness and aesthetic care.

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Coronary calcium score DEXA scan Peptide therapy VO₂ max testing +9 more

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Preventive screening center offering low-dose CT heart, lung and body scans, DEXA and ultrasound bundles, booked without a referral.

Preventative Diagnostic Center

S Tenaya Way, Southwest Las Vegas

Heart & circulationWhole-body baselineCancer risk & screening

Preventative Diagnostic Center is a self-pay screening center on S Tenaya Way in southwest Las Vegas, built around a low-dose SOMATOM go.All CT scanner. It sells heart CT scans with a calcium score, lung CT and a body CT from the thyroid to the pelvis, plus DEXA scans and ultrasound screening bundles. Scans are booked directly with no doctor's referral.

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Coronary calcium score DEXA scan Low-dose lung CT

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Coronary Calcium Score: common questions

Which clinics in Las Vegas list coronary calcium scoring?

4 in our Las Vegas guide: Ezra - Blue Diamond, Ezra - Summerlin, Ageless Forever and Preventative Diagnostic Center.

How do I prepare?

Many centers ask you to skip food, drinks and caffeine for a few hours beforehand. Follow the instructions you are given.

What does a score of zero mean?

That the scan found no hardened plaque. It does not see softer plaque, so it is one input to your heart risk rather than the whole picture.

Calcium score or CT angiogram?

A calcium score is quicker, uses no injection and sees hardened plaque. A CT angiogram uses contrast dye and also shows softer plaque. They answer different questions.

Sources: ACR and RSNA, RadiologyInfo: Cardiac CT for Calcium Scoring; ACC/AHA Guideline on the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease, 2019; ACR and RSNA, RadiologyInfo: Coronary CT Angiography