Comments on: CT Angigram better than Blood Tests to find Heart Disease http://www.drsoram.com/ct-angigram-better-than-blood-tests-to-find-heart-disease/ Practical Complementary and Alternative Medicine Sun, 06 Nov 2011 23:04:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Dr. Soram Khalsa http://www.drsoram.com/ct-angigram-better-than-blood-tests-to-find-heart-disease/comment-page-1/#comment-5612 Dr. Soram Khalsa Sat, 01 Jan 2011 19:25:37 +0000 http://www.drsoram.com/?p=41#comment-5612 Judith The calcium score of both tests will be the same. The advantage of the CT Angiogram is that it can ALSO see and measure the "soft" plaque inside the arteries. The calcium score tells the amount of CALCIFIED plague. Dr Soram Judith
The calcium score of both tests will be the same. The advantage of the CT Angiogram is that it can ALSO see and measure the “soft” plaque inside the arteries. The calcium score tells the amount of CALCIFIED plague.

Dr Soram

]]> By: Dr. Soram Khalsa http://www.drsoram.com/ct-angigram-better-than-blood-tests-to-find-heart-disease/comment-page-1/#comment-2338 Dr. Soram Khalsa Tue, 02 Jun 2009 02:23:56 +0000 http://www.drsoram.com/?p=41#comment-2338 Bob thanks for the reference. The article was based on the orginal CTA and now the radiation for the test in 2009 is 90% reduced. It is MUCH less than a CT of the chest for example. Best to you Dr Soram Bob thanks for the reference. The article was based on the orginal CTA and now the radiation for the test in 2009 is 90% reduced. It is MUCH less than a CT of the chest for example.
Best to you

Dr Soram

]]> By: Dr. Soram Khalsa http://www.drsoram.com/ct-angigram-better-than-blood-tests-to-find-heart-disease/comment-page-1/#comment-2335 Dr. Soram Khalsa Tue, 02 Jun 2009 02:20:40 +0000 http://www.drsoram.com/?p=41#comment-2335 A CT angio is 64 slices but you can also have a simple calcium scan -called EBCT- which is also 64 slice... The CTA is with dye so you can know which one you are getting... No dye means you just had an EBCT A CT angio is 64 slices but you can also have a simple calcium scan -called EBCT- which is also 64 slice… The CTA is with dye so you can know which one you are getting… No dye means you just had an EBCT

]]> By: arne http://www.drsoram.com/ct-angigram-better-than-blood-tests-to-find-heart-disease/comment-page-1/#comment-235 arne Tue, 10 Feb 2009 04:21:42 +0000 http://www.drsoram.com/?p=41#comment-235 Is the CT Angiogram the same as the CT cardio 64 scan? I have had two of the CT Cardio scans 5 years apart and I am friends with Katherine Sobieck a patient of Dr. Kalsa...thanks for your attention to my question...arne Is the CT Angiogram the same as the CT cardio 64 scan? I have had two of the CT Cardio scans 5 years apart and I am friends with Katherine Sobieck a patient of Dr. Kalsa…thanks for your attention to my question…arne

]]> By: Bob Eisele http://www.drsoram.com/ct-angigram-better-than-blood-tests-to-find-heart-disease/comment-page-1/#comment-226 Bob Eisele Tue, 03 Feb 2009 08:12:44 +0000 http://www.drsoram.com/?p=41#comment-226 Hi, Dr. Khalsa. I'll be making an appointment soon. I found this at the link below and it raised a little concern about taking the test, but I imagine the CT angiograms you're prescribing are safer. Could you address this in your next blog? Thanks, Bob Eisele "These estimates, derived from simulation models, suggest that CT coronary angiography is associated with a noteworthy increase in the lifetime risk of cancer, the authors conclude. Carefully selecting patients for CT and optimizing the treatment plans of patients referred for testing can help minimize these risks." SOURCE: Journal of the American Medical Association, July 18, 2007. http://www.reuters.com/article/healthNews/idUSARM87525920070718 Hi, Dr. Khalsa. I’ll be making an appointment soon. I found this at the link below and it raised a little concern about taking the test, but I imagine the CT angiograms you’re prescribing are safer. Could you address this in your next blog? Thanks, Bob Eisele

“These estimates, derived from simulation models, suggest that CT coronary angiography is associated with a noteworthy increase in the lifetime risk of cancer, the authors conclude. Carefully selecting patients for CT and optimizing the treatment plans of patients referred for testing can help minimize these risks.”

SOURCE: Journal of the American Medical Association, July 18, 2007.
http://www.reuters.com/article/healthNews/idUSARM87525920070718

]]> By: Brian http://www.drsoram.com/ct-angigram-better-than-blood-tests-to-find-heart-disease/comment-page-1/#comment-225 Brian Tue, 03 Feb 2009 02:14:22 +0000 http://www.drsoram.com/?p=41#comment-225 Soram: You have probably already initiated appointing a first class PR agency to help with your campaign but I wanted to toss it in to make certain you don't overlook this imporant aspect of any marketing campaign. You need to find an agency that can get global coverage with the news media, TV personalities, etc. Besides word of mouth, this type of editorial coverage of your story is the most powerful advertising possibile because it doesn't appear to be advertising and therefore is given much higher credibility. Brian Soram:

You have probably already initiated appointing a first class PR agency to help with your campaign but I wanted to toss it in to make certain you don’t overlook this imporant aspect of any marketing campaign.

You need to find an agency that can get global coverage with the news media, TV personalities, etc. Besides word of mouth, this type of editorial coverage of your story is the most powerful advertising possibile because it doesn’t appear to be advertising and therefore is given much higher credibility.

Brian

]]> By: Judith Barth-Edwards http://www.drsoram.com/ct-angigram-better-than-blood-tests-to-find-heart-disease/comment-page-1/#comment-217 Judith Barth-Edwards Mon, 02 Feb 2009 18:46:28 +0000 http://www.drsoram.com/?p=41#comment-217 what is difference between calcium score on calcium heart test and calcium score on ct angiogram what is difference between calcium score on calcium heart test and calcium score on ct angiogram

]]> By: Judith Barth-Edwards http://www.drsoram.com/ct-angigram-better-than-blood-tests-to-find-heart-disease/comment-page-1/#comment-219 Judith Barth-Edwards Mon, 02 Feb 2009 18:46:28 +0000 http://www.drsoram.com/?p=41#comment-219 what is difference between calcium score on calcium heart test and calcium score on ct angiogram what is difference between calcium score on calcium heart test and calcium score on ct angiogram

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