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‘Mammogram for the heart’ can predict heart attack by Dr. James Min, Director of the Dalio Institute of Cardiovascular Imaging at New York-Presbyterian Hospital and Weill Cornell Medical College

July 7, 2015 by 2012pharmaceutical

‘Mammogram for the heart’ can predict heart attack by Dr. James Min, Director of the Dalio Institute of Cardiovascular Imaging at New York-Presbyterian Hospital and Weill Cornell Medical College

Reporter: Aviva Lev-Ari, PhD, RN

‘Mammogram for the heart’ can predict heart attack: Study

July 06, 2015

by Lisa Chamoff , DOTmed contributing reporter

A team led by researchers at Weill Cornell Medical College has found that a non-invasive scan can accurately predict the likelihood of a heart attack or death over a 15-year period, even if the patients are not showing symptoms of heart disease.

Lead researcher Dr. James Min, director of the Dalio Institute of Cardiovascular Imaging at New York-Presbyterian Hospital and Weill Cornell Medical College, called the scan — a coronary artery calcification test, which measures calcified plaque buildup in the arteries — a “mammogram for the heart”.

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http://www.dotmed.com/news/story/26221

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