‘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
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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