Role of Noninvasive Testing in the Clinical Evaluation of Women With Suspected Coronary Artery Disease

Consensus Statement From the Cardiac Imaging Committee, Council on Clinical Cardiology, and the Cardiovascular Imaging and Intervention Committee, Council on Cardiovascular Radiology and Intervention, American Heart Association

Can Multislice CT perform heart scanning as well as EBCT?  Read the opinions of the world's foremost authorities on this subject. Understand the ballistics and physics involved in imaging the moving heart.  Why is EBCT considered the gold standard for calcium scanning. Why is shutter speed so important? Compare the radiation doses from each scanner. 

Frequently Asked Questions about EBCT   What is EBCT? How good is this technology? What is atherosclerosis and coronary artery disease? Does everyone suffer from atherosclerosis as they age? Can a calcium scan tell how blocked my arteries are? Can this scanner detect heart disease earlier than any other test? Is this test better than a stress test? What if I have already passed an exercise stress test or stress thallium test ?What if I have already had a heart attack,  angioplasty or bypass surgery ? Who should take this test ? Is it safe to have a EBCT scan ? What happens if the test shows that I have coronary calcium?

Myths and Misconceptions about Heart Disease Why is heart disease called the Silent Killer? Why is it still the No 1 killer in most countries?  Can you get a heart attack if your stress test is normal?     Can you get a heart attack if the blockage is less than 50%.  

The Heart Facts of Life.   Understand heart disease better so that you can take effective preventive measures.

How to Prevent Heart Attacks   Heart disease kills but with today's medical advances it is preventable and even reversible.  The crucial point is Early Detection. Read about the many effective ways. 

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