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Coronary 64 slice CT scan: A novel method to diagnose heart disease at a very early stage. It is still not widely used in clinical practice.
Advantage: It is painless, non invasive.
Disadvantage: Radiation but you are also exposed to radiation in a cardiac catheterization or nuclear cardiac scan. It does not actually identify the blockage!!!
What does it do: It identifies the hardening of the blood vessel and physician calculates what is called the calcium score. Higher the score greater is your risk for heart disease.
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Coronary 64 slice CT scan: A novel method to diagnose heart disease at a very early stage. It is still not widely used in clinical practice.
Advantage: It is painless, non invasive.
Disadvantage: Radiation but you are also exposed to radiation in a cardiac catheterization or nuclear cardiac scan. It does not actually identify the blockage!!!
What does it do: It identifies the hardening of the blood vessel and physician calculates what is called the calcium score. Higher the score greater is your risk for heart disease.
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