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"Heart scans" are not always heart scans by Dr. William D. Medical Doctor : the test I advocate for screening for coronary heart disease is a CT or EBT heart scan, not a CT coronary... Beware of the media reports now being issued that warn that "CT heart scans" pose a risk...
Heavy traffic and heart scans by Dr. William D. Medical Doctor A German study just reported in Circulation showed a graded response of EBT heart scan scores... of the American family. Lastly, notice how the conversation about CT (in this case, EBT) heart scanning...
Blowup at Milwaukee Heart Scan by Dr. William D. Medical Doctor one, performing EBT heart scans, as well as CT coronary angiograms as long ago as the late 1990s... pay. Make no mistake: Heart scans remain a wonderful medical imaging modality. EBT, in particular...
Interview with world heart scan authority, Dr. John Rumberger by Dr. William D. Medical Doctor only a world-renowned scientist in the world of cardiac imaging and heart scanning, but also a humanitarian... and naive questions about heart scans, I came to appreciate his deep and genuine interest in improving...
Do heart scans cause cancer? by Dr. William D. Medical Doctor -rays. If you have a heart scan 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 heart scans. (Note: I'm talking...
Is an increase in heart scan score GOOD? by Dr. William D. Medical Doctor In response to an earlier Heart Scan Blog post, I don't care about hard plaque! , reader Dave... is true: Dave's substantial increase in heart scan score from 235 to 419 over 22 months, representing a 78...
The Evidence Gap - Weighing the Costs of a CT Scan’s Look Inside the Heart - Series - NYTimes.com by Dr. Aniruddha M. Medical Doctor The Evidence Gap - Weighing the Costs of a CT Scan’s Look Inside the Heart - Series - NYTimes.com: "While clinical trials have not shown that stents benefit patients with no symptoms of heart disease...
Heart Scan Curiosities #8: Fat heart by Dr. William D. Medical Doctor Here's a curious incidental finding on a heart scan: an unusual fat accumulation around the heart. The arrows point to an unusually large accumulation of fat tissue on either side...
Second heart scan and heart attack risk by Dr. William D. Medical Doctor At first, Joe felt disappointed, defeated, and frightened. After his heart scan, a radiologist.... After all he'd had a heart scan 18 months earlier and his score was 278, 5% higher. I reassured Joe...
Heart Scan Frustration by Dr. William D. Medical Doctor Ideally, you get a heart scan and your doctor sits down with you and provides a rational... supplements impact on heart scan score? But what happens if you are unable to get the answers you desire...

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How to Read Your Heart Scan Results
In my last post, I discussed what a heart scan score, or coronary calcium score, means... blood pressure, or c-reactive protein, a heart scan 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 heart scan...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 Heart Scans versus CT Coronary Angiograms
scans for the heart. The article discusses the potential for overuse of this and other diagnostic... discuss both CT heart scans 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 heart scan 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.   Thanks retired deputycrap

Russert's Death Deemed Preventable: What You Need to Ask Your Doctor
Mr. Russert had a heart scan in 1998. Score: 210. What does that mean? It means that Mr. Russert.... Heart scans provide a precise, measurable index of coronary atherosclerotic plaque. They provide a level.... If his heart attack was predictable, it was also preventable.    Heart scan scores can be expected to increase...crap

Heart Scans, Nurse-o-scopes, and Medical Secrets: Oh My!
of physician-as-dictator in the growing availability of heart scans to uncover hidden heart disease... atherosclerotic plaque is present. Heart scans make detection of coronary heart disease a 30 second, hold... just at risk factors. But, heart scans 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?
Aloha,     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