Preventative Heart Health Package

Cardia Vision, LLC.

Radiologists & Cardiovascular Imaging Specialists located in Bellevue, WA

Cardiology imaging tests, like coronary CT angiograms, are among the most important tools that adults have for preventing heart disease complications like heart attacks and death. At Cardia Vision, LLC. in Bellevue, Washington, the only CT angiogram screening practice in the Seattle area, experienced radiologist Kimberly Brockenbrough, MD, offers preventive imaging to help you identify problems in the early stages. With cardiology imaging, you can save your life or the life of someone you love. Call the office or click the online scheduler for an appointment.

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Cardiology Imaging Q & A

What is cardiology imaging?

Cardiology imaging refers to any imaging test designed to obtain images of your heart. At Cardia Vision, LLC., Dr. Brockenbrough focuses on preventive heart care using coronary CT angiograms.

Dr. Brockenbrough conducts coronary CT angiograms on-site with a 128 detector CT scanner. This state-of-the-art technology uses the lowest possible amount of radiation, performs quick scans, and generates the detailed 3D images of the heart.

How does cardiology imaging work?

In a coronary CT angiogram, Dr. Brockenbrough administers intravenous contrast dye through a vein in your arm.

The contrast dye appears on CT images, revealing areas of noncalcified (potentially vulnerable) atherosclerotic plaque and possibly blockage in your heart vessels (coronary arteries). With this highly detailed imaging, Dr. Brockenbrough can see atherosclerosis in even its earliest stages.

Dr. Brockenbrough personally reviews your coronary CT angiogram with you, and she welcomes your friends and family members as well.

Can a calcium score CT scan show artery narrowing?

A calcium score is a heart scan without contrast dye. This type of heart scan looks for calcifications, calcium buildup that occurs with late-stage atherosclerosis.

A calcium score doesn’t identify noncalcified (potentially vulnerable) plaque, which often precedes calcified plaque.

At Cardia Vision, LLC, your Preventative Heart Health Package includes a Coronary CT angiogram and a calcium score.

Who needs a Coronary CT Angiogram?

Men at 50 years old and older
Women at 60 years old and older
10 years younger for people at high risk of Coronary Artery Disease such as those with a family history of heart disease, high cholesterol, diabetes, prediabetes, high blood pressure, smokers, and first responders
If a first degree relative has early heart disease, we recommend patients obtain the Preventative Heart Health Package 10 years prior to when their family member was diagnosed. For example, if your father received a stent at 48 years old, you should consider getting the Preventative Heart Heath Package at 38 years old.

Cardiology imaging has emerged as an important preventive health measure. In years past, coronary CT angiograms were mainly a diagnostic tool used only after a patient was having chest pain or was otherwise in crisis.

Today, radiology experts like Dr. Brockenbrough recognize that preventive coronary CT angiograms can help individuals get the earliest possible diagnosis.

For the best in preventive cardiology scans, trust the radiology specialists at Cardia Vision, LLC. Call the office to schedule a Preventative Heart Health Package today.