Dear Mayo Clinic: I’m a 57-year-old man, and my doctor recently recommended I have a CT scan of my heart to look for calcium in my arteries. I’ve never had heart problems. Is this test really necessary? A: A heart scan is used to check for calcium in the lining of the heart’s arteries _ an early sign of heart disease.
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