"Heartscans" are not always heartscansby
Dr. William D.
: the test I advocate for screening for coronary heart disease is a CT or EBTheartscan, not a CT coronary...
Beware of the media reports now being issued that warn that "CT heartscans" pose a risk...
Heavy traffic and heartscansby
Dr. William D.
A German study just reported in Circulation showed a graded response of EBTheartscan scores... of the American family.
Lastly, notice how the conversation about CT (in this case, EBT) heartscanning...
Blowup at Milwaukee HeartScanby
Dr. William D.
one, performing EBTheartscans, as well as CT coronary angiograms as long ago as the late 1990s... pay.
Make no mistake: Heartscans remain a wonderful medical imaging modality. EBT, in particular...
Do heartscans cause cancer?by
Dr. William D.
-rays.
If you have a heartscan on an EBT device, then your exposure is 0.5-0.6 mSv, roughly the same as a mammogram or....
Over the years, I've fussed about the radiation dose used by some centers for CT heartscans. (Note: I'm talking...
Is an increase in heartscan score GOOD?by
Dr. William D.
In response to an earlier HeartScan Blog post, I don't care about hard plaque! , reader Dave... is true: Dave's substantial increase in heartscan score from 235 to 419 over 22 months, representing a 78...
HeartScan Curiosities #8: Fat heartby
Dr. William D.
Here's a curious incidental finding on a heartscan: an unusual fat accumulation around the heart.
The arrows point to an unusually large accumulation of fat tissue on either side...
Second heartscan and heart attack riskby
Dr. William D.
At first, Joe felt disappointed, defeated, and frightened. After his heartscan, a radiologist.... After all he'd had a heartscan 18 months earlier and his score was 278, 5% higher.
I reassured Joe...
HeartScan Frustrationby
Dr. William D.
Ideally, you get a heartscan and your doctor sits down with you and provides a rational... supplements impact on heartscan score?
But what happens if you are unable to get the answers you desire...
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How to Read Your HeartScan Results
In my last post, I discussed what a heartscan score, or coronary calcium score, means... blood pressure, or c-reactive protein, a heartscan score tells you that coronary atherosclerotic plaque, the stuff of heart attack and heart disease, is present and how much.
So, say you have a heartscan...crap
CT heart done , should i continue with drugs ..?
I did heart CT scan , results back with '0' calcium deposit. ( my age 46, weight 198 , height 5.9')
That is a excelent . BUT my colesterol numbers are bad .
HDL = 29
LDL = 133
Total Colesterol = 207.
Should I start with recomended medication ( Vytorin/Niastatin/Aspirin) .
My concern is side effect of drugs...crap
CT HeartScans versus CT Coronary Angiograms scans for the heart. The article discusses the potential for overuse of this and other diagnostic... discuss both CT heartscans and CT coronary angiograms, they confuse the two and use the terms... different ends of a wide spectrum.
Likewise with CT scans of the heart.
A heartscan is a simple...crap
What is severe COPD
I recently had a 64 slice CT scan of my heart and the results reflected severe COPD. What doesa this mean ? Because I know I have COPD and take medicine for it.
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Russert's Death Deemed Preventable: What You Need to Ask Your Doctor
Mr. Russert had a heartscan in 1998. Score: 210. What does that mean?
It means that Mr. Russert.... Heartscans provide a precise, measurable index of coronary atherosclerotic plaque. They provide a level.... If his heart attack was predictable, it was also preventable.
Heartscan scores can be expected to increase...crap
HeartScans, Nurse-o-scopes, and Medical Secrets: Oh My!
of physician-as-dictator in the growing availability of heartscans to uncover hidden heart disease... atherosclerotic plaque is present.
Heartscans make detection of coronary heart disease a 30 second, hold... just at risk factors.
But, heartscans are the blood pressure cuff of 1910: still fairly new...crap
Glands
Well i got my ct scan results today and was told that they discover pockets in the sides... explain the swelling in my throat every day or the hard heart pumping out of my chest at 2 am everynight.... Could have strep throat or something. As for the 2am heart thumping, sounds just like stress to me. Maybe panic...crap
Can having a pericardial effusion cause a heart attack?
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Last week after having a CT SCAN for abdominal pain, a pericardial effusion.... I was monitored in the hospital for a few days. Since I've been out, I've been having heart attack symptoms...'m very scared, as I don't want damage to be happening to my heart, while I'm trying to figure out what...crap
CT scan or MRI-- which is better to evaluate lymphoma?
? What other risks does a MRI scan carry (except for the metal or heart implants) ? Also, is it possible for a lymph... Dear Dr. Dezube, I would like to know which one of the 2 procedures (CT scan or MRI..., Bruce Dezube, M.D. CT scan or MRI-- which is better to evaluate lymphoma? The best way, in my opinion...crap
I go to the doctor for migraine headaches on my right side right here where my eye
These are the test I have had CAT scans and a MRI and said that I have an acese like a temor I guess now they tell me that the reason I am filling like this is because it could be growing or busting... like it had a heart beat and my ear was hurting and sick to my stomach sometimes I get migraines 4 times a days...crap