A heart CT scan uses X-rays to create an image of the heart and blood vessels. Healthcare professionals may also refer to it as cardiac CT angiography. A CT scan is a noninvasive imaging procedure.

Heart disease is the leading cause of death for men and women in America, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. One person dies every 34 seconds in the United States from ...

Cardiac catheterization and angiograms are medical procedures that allow doctors to examine the inside of the heart and arteries. However, there are some differences between the two. Cardiac ...

MIAMI VALLEY — A little-known procedure could help save your life. A cardiac computed tomography, also known as a CT scan, can help with doctors catch early-stage heart disease, according to Premier ...

CHICAGO, March 26 (Reuters) - Using a heart scan in the emergency room to rule out heart attacks and other problems in low-risk patients with chest pain can save hospitals billions of dollars, ...

With the growing volume of structural heart interventions, two cardiac-imaging teams have published core competency papers regarding the use of echocardiography and cardiac CT as well as the necessary ...

DSPH upgrades to 64-slice CT scan with cardiac application, boosting emergency and heart disease care for Davao del Sur ...

Including cardiac CT in the initial hyperacute stroke imaging protocol gives a higher yield for detecting high-risk cardioaortic sources of embolism than the current practice of performing later ...