1. Toshiba Aquilion 64 CT Cardiac Calcium Scan

2. How Coronary Artery Disease Develops

3. The Value of Detecting Calcium

4. The Imaging Center's Toshiba Aquilion 64-multislice CT Scanner

5. The Cardiac Calcium Scores

6. Who Should Have the Exam?

7. Who Will Not Benefit From the Exam?

8. Making an Appointment

9. Return to Main CT Page

7. Who Will Not Benefit from the Exam?

Young adults (men younger than 35, women younger than 40) probably will not benefit unless there are increased risks associated with other diseases such as diabetes or a strong family history of heart disease. Elderly adults (men older than 65, women older than 70) probably will not have significant benefits with respect to treatment planning.

People with prior heart attack, coronary artery stent placement, or cardiac surgery also are not good candidates. These patients are more appropriately managed with more aggressive stress testing or angiography.

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