Electron-Beam CT in the Diagnosis of Coronary Artery Disease
This method of looking for plaquing of the coronary arteries appears to be reliable. Being non-invasive, it is much safer than many other diagnostic procedures being used to identify the plaquing. Of course, the question is, what are patients going to do when they get the results? There is so much information out there for slowing or even reversing heart disease; but they all require lifestyle changes that many are not willing to make. In the case of coronary artery disease, ignorance is NOT bliss… Electron-Beam Computed Tomography in the Diagnosis of Coronary Artery Disease.