Coronary Calcium Testing Predicts Future Heart Ailments, Study Shows Mar 29, 2008
30, 2000) A new report which will appear in next month s issue of the journal Diabetes indicates that a heart scan using electron beam computed tomography (EBCT) may be an important tool in identifying. (Dec. (Science Daily)
EBCT: A useful screening test for heart disease? Nov 26, 2007
Electron beam computed tomography (EBCT) is a method for measuring coronary calcification and has been promoted as a possible non-invasive screening/diagnostic tool for coronary artery disease (CAD). Our objective was to carry out a systematic review and meta-analysis of electron beam computed tomography (EBCT) for screening of asymptomatic patients and diagnosis of symptomatic patients for coronary artery disease (CAD) ... We identified studies published in English evaluating EBCT using: 1) a... (BioMed Central)
Pot Bellies Point to Heart Risk Aug 14, 2007
All the men and women then underwent non-invasive imaging tests, including MRI to assess atherosclerosis and/or electron beam computed tomography (EBCT) that specifically looked at arterial calcium deposits in the heart. Such calcium deposits, Lemos and his colleagues noted, collect years before the onset of chest pains or a heart attack. (Forbes)
A test that helps discover heart problems Mar 8, 2007
Despite the out-of-pocket costs, people in their late 40s or early 50s with a strong family history of heart disease, abnormal cholesterol levels or atypical symptoms might want to consider having an EBCT scan, he said. "This is one way they can further evaluate the heart that is quick, noninvasive and relatively cheap, and gives us a lot of important data," Aiyer said. (Herald Online, SC -- Health)
Stay calm, or you may calcify your arteries Mar 8, 2007
Researchers used electron beam computerized tomography (EBCT) to measure the calcium deposits in arteries. Nine years later, everyone's arteries were scanned again. (USA Today -- News)
