A large clinical trial presented at the Congress of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) has tested a new strategy to decide which people without known cardiovascular disease should start a treatment with statins: use a CT scan to detect calcium in the coronary arteries instead of relying solely on the factors of heart disease. ... Continue reading "A CT scan of the heart could help decide who really needs to take statins"
A large clinical trial presented at the Congress of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) has tested a new strategy to decide which people without known cardiovascular disease should start a treatment with statins: use a CT scan to detect calcium in the coronary arteries instead of relying solely on the factors of heart disease. ... Continue reading "A CT scan of the heart could help decide who really needs to take statins"