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Cardiac CT scan
Chest ct for calcium count is unfortunately not paid for by most insurance companies, but is underutilized and can be quite valuable in determining value of statins and identifying patients at risk for coronary events.
Dr. Gary Beach reviewed this
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A 28-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: cardiac CT scan?
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A 43-year old female asked:
Is a cardiac CT scan the same as a calcium score test? As in does it show the same things?
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A 36-year old female asked:
How slow does your heart rate have to be for a cardiac ct scan?
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A 32-year old male asked:
Can 265 slice cardiac CT scan with and without contrast miss a CAD ?And how accurate are ?
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A 36-year old female asked:
How low does you heart rate need to be for a cardiac ct scan? Mine was 64-70 but still did the scan even tho they said they wanted it under 60.
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A 36-year old female asked:
Can a cardiac ct scan show soft plaque in heart?
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A 47-year old male asked:
If my total body exposure to radiation is 22 msv, how much more radiation is my heart exposed to in a cardiac CT scan?
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A 32-year old male asked:
Can the doctor or radiolegist find CAD during cardiac CT scan test ?
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A 46-year old female asked:
Can a cardiac CT scan tell a doctor something more than a cardiac mri?
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A 31-year old asked:
What gives better heart info, an ekg, angiogram or a cardiac CT scan?
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A 36-year old female asked:
I have to have a cardiac ct scan. The dr said I will get BB to slow heart rate? Will it be in a pill?
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A 36-year old female asked:
Dear wants to check for plaque in heart. He's doing a cardiac ct scan with contrast. Is this a good test for this?
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A 21-year old male asked:
I want a cardiac CT scan but am scared of allergic reaction to the dye, I have mild asthma. Can i request Benadryl (diphenhydramine) or how can I get round this?
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A 42-year old female asked:
Can dexilant cause chest pain? had cardiac ct scan, wore a monitor, blood work, chest X-ray, abdominal MRI, and Hida scan. All good. No stress test.
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A 56-year old female asked about a 32-year old male:
Is it always a problem for an asthmatic to have beta blockers before a CT cardiac scan to slow heart rate? Thank you
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A 52-year old male asked:
Is CT cardiac calcium scan accurate in diagnosing mild ectatic ascending aorta? Have fam. History of heart disease (father died at 46 with chf) and slight heart murmur. Should I have other tests done
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A 33-year old male asked:
I'm 34 and recently had a stress test and echo that neither showed any damage. I did get some mild chest pain during said test. I dont have high cholesterol and blood pressure is normal. I'm nervous about having a cardiac cath. Is a CT scan better?
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A 20-year old male asked:
Is it safe to have a CT scan with a LINQ cardiac loop recorder implant?
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A 25-year old male asked:
I just had a ct scan and it says LUNG BASES: Anterior dependent atelectasis. Otherwise clear imaged lung bases. The visualized cardiac structures are unremarkable. Can someone translate? Should I worry?
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A 26-year old male asked:
Can a cardiac mr scan see your coronary arteries? Or a chest ct scan with contrast? Can either see if they are connecting rite?
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A 43-year old female asked:
Ct scan with contrast found a 3mm nodule in my left lung, minimal dependent atelectasis, & an exaggerated cardiac silhouette. What does this mean?
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A 44-year old female asked:
Multiple bilateral sub 4mm lung nodules stable since last Ct scan 2007. How come no other chest Ct scan mentioned these since 2007? But they mentioned it in my cardiac calcium scan? Ive had a few chest cts since 2007 and they never mentioned any it?
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A 68-year old male asked:
During non-invasive CT cardiac calcium (Agatston) scoring scan is one more likely to find calcium (plaques)deposits in thoracic aorta or coronary arteries in 68 year old men? Why?
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A 44-year old female asked:
Cardiac monitor shows all kinds of things, not enough for Dr. to be concerned. Ct scan & echo good (3 mild leaky valves.) Daily chest pain that comes and goes, especially with exertion. Family history of heart disease. Any other tests, or suffer?
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A 36-year old female asked:
Echocardiogram, CT heart scan or cardiac mri. What does each one test for and how accurate are they? Holter results less than 1% of beats pacs an pvcs
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A 26-year old male asked:
Chest Ct scan with trast,stress echo,3d echicardiogram,cardiac MRI with contrast & Ekg and blood test would this rule out CHD all normal?Done at mayo.
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A 28-year old female asked:
Do i need to worry about sca with a normal cardiac workup( ekg, echo, stress, chest xray and CT scan)? Blood work overall normal, scared/high anxiety?!
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A 26-year old male asked:
Could a chest Ct scan with contrast, stress echo, cardiac MRI w/CO, 3d echo twice, miss a blocked artery CAD? Done by mayo clinic AZ.Have chest pain.
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A 38-year old asked:
Is there any cases where teenagers get coronary atherosclerosis visible on CT scans already?
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A 58-year old female asked:
Visual estimate of coronary calcified plaque burden: Mild. Found on ct scan. How bad is this? Thank you?
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