CT Scan for Heart Risk Splits Doctors. A study suggests a benefit for 33.5 million Americans; not all are convinced. By ABC News. August 21, 2012, 4:17 PM.

CT scans are widely used to diagnose heart problems in emergency rooms. But their value isn’t known for people who go to a doctor with new but stable, ...

If you're having chest pains, an advanced type of CT scan can quickly rule out a heart attack. New research suggests this might be good for hospitals, but not necessarily for you .

I remember with sadness the 78-year-old woman who, despite no symptoms of coronary artery disease, was persuaded by an advertisement to have a heart saver CT scan of the heart. This led to open ...

Above: This image provided by Drs. Udo Hoffmann and Michael Lu, of Massachusetts General Hospital, shows a 3-D fast CT scan computer rendering of a heart in a patient who has stable chest pain ...

Fast Facts: CT scans outperform stress tests in spotting clogged arteries. CT angiograms detect blockages in nine out of 10 people. Tests can miss four out of 10 patients with clogged heart vessels.

New technology appears to provide faster, more accurate heart scans for both viewing blood vessels in the heart and measuring blood supply to the heart muscle, while exposing patients to less ...

Improvement or worsening of chest pain symptoms and quality of life after a CT scan of the heart may depend on what the scan finds, a large study suggests.

Share on Pinterest A new study shows CT scans are more effective at estimating heart disease risk during mid-life compared to genetic testing. Urs Siedentop & Co/Stocksy Assessing an individual ...

By Will Boggs MD (Reuters Health) - Improvement or worsening of chest pain symptoms and quality of life after a CT scan of the heart may depend on what the scan finds, a large study suggests.