- I feel fine and I don’t have any symptoms like chest pain.
Studies have shown that 50% of people who get a heart attack
had no prior symptoms and a third will not survive their
first encounter with a heart attack!
- My doctor said I don’t need the test because he/she can
tell my risk level.
Wrong! Your doctor only has a very general idea of your
risk by using conventional risk factor assessment. Studies have
proven that decisions about lifelong cholesterol lowering therapy
will be wrong about 40% of the time without a heartscan. Would
your doctor discourage a middle aged female from getting a mammogram?
- My insurance company will not pay for the test.
Most people do not stay with their current company for more
than a few years. Therefore, many insurance companies are not
enthused about preventive measures aimed at lowering risks for
heart attacks that may occur 10 years from now. Sometimes,
making a personal investment in your own health is necessary,
just as one usually pays for regular car maintenance to prevent
future problems.
- I heard the heartscan does not detect whether I have major
blockage.
Correct, we are interested in finding out whether the
process of plaque formation has occurred years or decades before
a blockage. Two thirds of heart attacks occur when there is
no significant blockage.. no stress test can find that out!
- My doctor said “no one knows what to do with results”
or “they only measure calcified plaque” or the “test
is not accurate or specific”, etc, etc
….check out the
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Misconceptions by Doctors” section.
