Hi Dave,
It is a reasonable test:
http://www.cardiachealth.org/heart-disease-diagnosis/calcium-scoring
You might want to calculate your...
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Your Heart
| This category explains how your heart works and a number of other factors that will influence treatment. |
Number of deaths for leading causes of death in the US
- Heart disease: 616,067
- Cancer: 562,875
- Stroke (cerebrovascular diseases): 135,952
- Chronic lower respiratory diseases: 127,924
- Accidents (unintentional injuries): 123,706
- Alzheimer's disease: 74,632
- Diabetes: 71,382
While the focus is on coronary artery disease (CAD), all other major cardiac diseases will be discussed in these sections, including contributing factors such as a high cholesterol, atherosclerosis, hypertension, diabetes and obesity.
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What is your opinion on cardiac calcium scoring? Due to my father haveing had heart disease in his early 50's ( although he is the only person in extended family to have it), I had this proceedure done at a local hsopital known for it's outstanding cardiac care due to a low...
