| "64-slice scanners give people the opportunity to | | | | safe outline for the interpreters reading the scan." |
| discover heart disease at its earliest stages, when | | | | Not only is the VCT scanner patient friendly, but it |
| it's possible to treat the disease and increase | | | | also provides cardiologists with a 97% to 99% |
| longevity," says Dan Caterino, owner of South | | | | negative predictive value that ensures accuracy. |
| Coast Signature Services Inc., in Anaheim, Calif. ( | | | | When the Centers for Disease Control and |
| This groundbreaking new technology can perform | | | | Prevention released data announcing that the U.S. |
| a cardiac calcium scan with a VCT scanner. "It's a | | | | 2004 mortality rate plummeted by nearly 50,000 |
| safe, five-second scan that measures and | | | | — the steepest drop since 1938 |
| calculates calcium buildup — | | | | —industry expert Caterino saw it coming. |
| cholesterol-laden plaque — in the arteries," | | | | "Heart disease continues to be the number one |
| says Caterino. "A calcium score chart provides a | | | | killer in the U.S. |