St. Luke’s the first to offer new non-invasive heart test

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St. Luke’s the first to offer new non-invasive heart test

St. Luke’s University Health Network has become the first in the Lehigh Valley to use a new, non-invasive diagnostic option for people with suspected heart disease.  The Heartflow FFR-CT Analysis is a test that could reduce the need for invasive cardiac testing and will be offered at hospitals throughout the St. Luke’s network.  To perform the test, computed tomography (a CT scan) is combined with fractional flow reserve (FFR).   This measures t…