Not Signed In - Multislice CT Speeds Diagnosis Of Chest Pain In Emergency Room
Tue, 20 Feb 2007 04:00 AM EST
... According to research reported in the February 27 issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC), a computed tomography (CT) scan of the heart can quickly detect whether there are fatty blockages or pockets of rock-hard calcium in the arteries of the heart -- clues that coronary artery disease may be the cause of the chest pain. ...
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