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Screening Coronary CT Angiograms Find Treatable Heart Disease in 83% of Patients. Apr 24th, 2026

Authors: Benjamin Zhang and Kimberly Brockenbrough, MD   Abstract / Summary:  Our retrospective analysis evaluated 100 consecutive patients who underwent both coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) and coronary artery calcium (CAC) scoring for screening identified noncalcified (soft) atherosclerotic plaque in 83% of patients. CAC scoring is commonly used as a solitary...

Collapsing from a Heart Attack is Awful and often Preventable! Jan 2nd, 2023

Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States.  1 in 3 people (both men and women) will die from heart disease. To put this in perspective, one in eight women die from breast cancer.   Risk factors for a heart attack include obesity, diabetes, high cholesterol, a...