What is Coronary Heart Disease

Coronary heart disease (CHD), also called coronary artery disease (CAD) and atherosclerotic heart disease, is the end result of the accumulation of atheromatous plaques within the ...

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I was recently diagnosed with CAD because of a high calcium Scoring test. My tread mill was very good, but my Dr. wants me to have a CTA Coronary test in instead of the more invasive angioplasty/heart catherization test.

Because my Calcium score was so high I am thinking that the invasive test may be better. It appears that the CTA test will be a ways off because they are back-logged. Thank you, Doug
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Reply #1 - 02/05/09  7:40am
" might be better with cath my brother had invasive they found nothing he insisted on cath they found 4 blocked arteries hes better after his bypass hope you well "
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