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What is Cardiac CT?

Cardiac CT provides an accurate, timely, and cost-effective means of initial diagnosis and follow-up care in these patients. Another utility of the non-contrast portion of a CCTA is the ability to calculate a coronary artery calcium (CAC) score.

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Presence of other heart disease symptoms: Like the symptom of chest pain, if you exhibit other symptoms of heart disease, such as shortness of breath, neck, jaw, back or arm pain, you may benefit from a cardiac CT in order to evaluate your heart for possible heart disease.

Radiation Exposure: A coronary CT scan exposes you to relatively high levels of radiation. Repeated exposure to radiation has been linked to negative health effects including increased cancer risk. Dye Reaction: Rarely, people have a bad reaction to the chemical dye used in an angiogram.

  • To evaluate the cause of chest pain and shortness of breath.
  • To check your heart arteries for calcium or plaque buildup, narrowing or blockages.
  • To assess your heart valves.

Radiation Exposure: A coronary CT scan exposes you to relatively high levels of radiation. Repeated exposure to radiation has been linked to negative health effects including increased cancer risk. Dye Reaction: Rarely, people have a bad reaction to the chemical dye used in an angiogram.

In this context, CCTA provides an opportunity for not only the exclusion of obstructive disease but also for early identification of non-obstructive disease and initiation of preventive strategies including aspirin, statins and risk factor modification.

How is it diagnosed?

How is it diagnosed?

Cardiac CT uses advanced CT technology, with or without intravenous (IV) contrast (dye) to better visualize your heart structure and associated blood vessels. With multi-slice scanning, your healthcare provider can get high-resolution, 3D images of your moving heart and great vessels.

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How is it treated?

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A computerized tomography (CT) coronary angiogram is an imaging test that looks at the arteries that supply blood to the heart. A CT coronary angiogram uses a powerful X-ray machine to produce images of the heart and its blood vessels. The test is used to diagnose a variety of heart conditions

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