If studies show the accuracy of CT angiogram for detecting heart disease, why isn’t this tool used more often in chest pain ER cases? Research have shown the efficacy of the CT angiogram in detecting heart [...]
Why isn't the CT angiogram used commonly in emergency rooms to evaluate chest pain? Studies have shown the value of the CT angiogram in distinguishing ER patients with cardiac chest pain from those with non-heart [...]
New research shows that the stress test is not effective at detecting obstructive heart disease, and that the CT angiogram wins considerably. The CT angiogram wins out over the cardiac stress test when it comes [...]
Suppose you’ve been wanting a CT angiogram, and your cardiologist has informed you that the CT angiogram would be pointless -- -- because your very high calcium score indicates that all the calcification in your [...]
So which is better for diagnosing heart disease: CT angiogram or a catheter angiogram, which is invasive and carries big risks? Are you aware of the less-invasive procedure of CT angiography to obtain images of blocked [...]
