Heart Scan May Predict Hidden Heart Disease

There are many individuals in the United States that have heart disease. Additionally, there are many more who have heart disease, but remain asymptomatic. Heart scans may be able to detect the beginning of atherosclerosis, which is the buildup of cholesterol on blood vessels to form a waxy plaque. A recent research study performed on 100 women at St. Luke's Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri using the heart scan revealed that 42 of the women had undiagnosed heart disease. The heart scan specifically measures the presence of calcium within plaque deposits in vessels of the heart. The American Heart Association feels that this is a promising development in the efficient diagnosis of heart disease. Read more about it here.