Condell Medical Center is offering another diagnostic tool for the detection of heart disease called HeartScoring.
Atherosclerosis is one of the known precursors to heart attack.
I recommend it especially for individuals who are at high risk for heart disease. HeartScoring is an especially important tool, because lifestyle is not necessarily a predictor of heart disease. After the procedure, a radiology physician evaluates the results and calculates a HeartScore that determines the extent of calcium buildup, if any, in the coronary arteries. Because of its sensitivity for detecting calcium and its unique ability to determine the size and density of each deposit, results from HeartScoring can serve as an effective tool to track and monitor the extent of calcium buildup over time. Detection of calcium plaque may indicate some coronary disease.