Posts in the "Heart Health" Category

• MUSC First to Test New Heart Imaging Method to Detect Coronary Artery Disease

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  Researchers from the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) are the first in the world to demonstrate the feasibility of a new method of detecting cardiac disease using enhanced computed tomography scanning technology.  The findings will be published in the upcoming March / April issue of the Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography.
  CT scanners have successfully [...]

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• Women and Heart Disease

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  MUSC’s Heart & Vascular Center kicked off its annual observance of Heart Month on February 1 with an appearance by cardiologist Dr. Chris Nielsen on WCIV-TV Channel 4’s Lowcountry Live. Dr. Nielsen and two female heart patients discussed prevention of heart disease and how to recognize risk factors and symptoms. They also encouraged support for National [...]

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• Dual-Source CT scans effective for women, children and new risk groups while reducing radiation exposure significantly

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  Women with risk factors for heart disease are among several new groups of patients who will benefit from new cardiac imaging technology now available at the Medical University of South Carolina.
  The Flash Dual Source CT scanner, developed by Siemens, represents a significant advance in heart imaging because it can scan the entire chest area in [...]

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