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"Heart scans" are not always heart scans by Dr. William D. Medical Doctor Beware of the media reports now being issued that warn that "CT heart scans" pose a risk for cancer. One report can be viewed at http://www.webmd.com/cancer/news/20070717/ct-heart-scan...
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 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...
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...
Heart scan gone wrong by Dr. William D. Medical Doctor Those of you reading the Heart Scan BlogI hopehave come to appreciate the power in measuring...," especially the fictitious LDL cholesterol. Howeverlike all thingseven a great thing like heart scans can be misused. Here...
What's better than a heart scan? by Dr. William D. Medical Doctor Do you know what's better than a heart scan? Two heart scans. No other method can provide... so of your program, that's when another heart scan can give you invaluable feedback on whether it's been successful...
Dr. Bernadine Healy on heart scans by Dr. William D. Medical Doctor A Heart Scan Blog reader brought the following tidbit to my attention. Cardiologist... of heart scans: The approach is beautifully simple. Calcium accumulates in advanced plaques, so calcium...
Heart scan tomfoolery 2 by Dr. William D. Medical Doctor In the last Heart Scan Blog post , I discussed the significance of the apparent discrepancy between Steve's heart scan score and volume score. This post addresses his second question, also a FAQ...
Heart scan tomfoolery by Dr. William D. Medical Doctor Heart Scan Blog reader, Steve, sent these interesting questions about his heart scan experience. (I sometimes forget that this blog is called "The Heart Scan Blog" and was originally--several years...
Blowup at Milwaukee Heart Scan by Dr. William D. Medical Doctor Scan: Andy Smith went to Milwaukee Heart Scan. "It passed the smell test like a road kill skunk... obtained the investment capital to do it. We met and, over the next year, got Milwaukee Heart Scan up and running...

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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 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

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

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

Heart Scans Detect Heart Disease Better Than Any Other Test
that signals potential for such catastrophe? Yes. That's what the heart scans you may have heard about do... neighbor undergone a heart scan, a score of at least 400, if not >1000 (normal is zero), would likely... and how he could try and reduce his score. A heart scan would have uncovered this man's disease easily, unequivocally...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

heart on the right side
my daughter inlaw in 5 months pregnant and after having a scan today she has found out that the baby she is having has a heart on the right side of her body , what can be done about this, and how has this happened her first scan showed that everything was ok jackiecrap

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

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