In addition to a healthy diet and exercise, it has been determined that significant calcium deposits in the heart and arteries are a reliable way to predict heart problems. A CT scan offers superior ...

This abstract assesses aortic and pulmonary artery diameters and the factors affecting them, in patients undergoing CT as part of the SCOT-HEART (Scottish COmputed Tomography of the HEART) trial.

The sensitivity to predict normal coronary artery was 81.2%, specificity was 100%. Incidence and severity of CAC were associated with the severity of CAD. Conclusions Symptomatic patients without CAC ...

There is increasing acceptance of bronchial artery embolisation as ... noted in the left mid zone on the chest radiograph, consistent with recent pulmonary haemorrhage (fig 1A). A thoracic computed ...