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Detecting heart disease with 64-slice CT
Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the leading cause of death in American men and women and is typically caused by blockages in the coronary arteries that supply blood to the heart muscle. To help prevent CAD, Los Angeles cardiology experts recommend an evaluation of risk factors and appropriate testing for those suspected of having coronary artery disease, based on symptoms and risk factors.
11-SECOND CARDIAC SCAN SAVES LIVES
Heart disease is the #1 killer of women, with over 500,000 dying each year. Most women don’t even know they are at risk, nor do they seek early detection. Their first symptom is often a sudden heart attack or stroke, often leading to death.
Saving Legs With Newer, More Flexible Stents
Patients with painful, gangrenous peripheral artery disease commonly faced the real possibility of amputation. Now, a new generation of smaller, more flexible stents appears to be able to save the legs of these suffering individuals. Stents are tiny stainless-steel mesh coils that prop open endangered blood vessels in the leg.
Clues now may reveal heart disease later
INGLEWOOD (KABC) -- Heart disease is the number one leading cause of death in this country, with stroke following not far behind as the third leading killer of Americans. Now studies suggest doctors can find new earlier clues that a patient may be at risk long before they develop the telltale signs of heart disease and stroke.
Six New Year’s Resolutions for a Healthy Heart
It’s that time of year again hence we all promise to make a change for the better. Here’s a Los Angeles cardiologist whose wish list of six resolutions for a healthier heart will pay you dividends in 2008. Do you want to prevent heart attack? How about heart surgery recovery tips? Los Angeles Cardiology experts speak out.
Dose Reduction Improvements in Cardiac CT Scanning
The average American’s total radiation exposure has nearly doubled since 1980, largely because of CT scans. Medical radiation now accounts for more than half of the population’s total exposure; it used to be just one-sixth, and the top source was the normal background rate in the environment, from things like radon in soil and cosmic energy from the sun. But CT use continues to soar. About 62 million scans were done in the U.S. last year, up from 3 million in 1980.
Have a Heart Condition? Check out the latest diagnostic testing
Cardiac CT Imaging/Non-Invasive Coronary AngiogramUsing computed tomography and advanced computer software, Los Angeles Cardiology services provider Apex Cardiology can now obtain a non-invasive image of the beating heart. This allows you to obtain detailed information about the structure of a patient's heart and coronary arteries, which until recently, was only available by an invasive coronary angiogram.
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