A new study shows that coronary artery calcium (CAC) screening should play a more prominent role in helping determine a person's risk for heart attack and heart disease-related death, as well as the need for angioplasty or bypass surgery. CAC screening is an assessment tool that is not currently recommended for people is considered at low risk. CAC screening provides a direct measure of calcium deposits in heart arteries and is easily obtained on a computed tomography ...Monday, 23 December 2013
Value of Calcium Scan in Predicting Heart Attack Showed
A new study shows that coronary artery calcium (CAC) screening should play a more prominent role in helping determine a person's risk for heart attack and heart disease-related death, as well as the need for angioplasty or bypass surgery. CAC screening is an assessment tool that is not currently recommended for people is considered at low risk. CAC screening provides a direct measure of calcium deposits in heart arteries and is easily obtained on a computed tomography ...
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