I wonder if this test just might be a gimmick.
“he’s never recommended the “heart scan” you men”
Just because they have the word “Doctor” next to their name doesn’t mean they know all and see all.
I only heard about it for the first time last year and I have several doctors in my family. We’re also friends with several cardiologists. None had heard of it.
With all the technology discovered and invented very year, it is nearly impossible to know everything.
Take our very own FReeper Jeff Head. His cancer was a death call, but he found better doctors at MD Anderson who saved his life.
Majority of docs do not believe in body scans as preventitive information. But for those of us who get these done from time to time it is reassurring to learn your calcium score as well as the radiologists findings. Having said that, it is no guarantee that you wont suffer a sudden heart attack. But it does prvide you valuable information that can be followed up on as needed.