It appears that this Dr. Wolf is a scam post:
Per Johns Hopkins website:
CT scans may be done with or without “contrast.” Contrast refers to a substance taken by mouth or injected into an intravenous (IV) line that causes the particular organ or tissue under study to be seen more clearly. Contrast examinations may require you to fast for a certain period of time before the procedure. Your doctor will notify you of this prior to the procedure.
Patients with kidney failure or other kidney problems should notify their doctor In some cases, the contrast media can cause kidney failure, especially if the patient has underlying kidney problems or is dehydrated.
Diagnostic Indications: Noncontrast-Enhanced CT vs. IV Contrast
Noncontrast-enhanced CT is used in patients with head trauma and acute stroke. Unenhanced CT is also used in patients with spine and extremity trauma. High-resolution CT, which is used to evaluate diffuse lung disease, does not use IV contrast.
Let’s do our homework and stop being gullible. We too are being manipulated. Seek the facts.
Cardiac Computed Tomography (cardiac CT) is a painless, non-invasive test that allows high-resolution, three-dimensional visualization of the heart coronary arteries and other adjacent structures.
The two main types of cardiac CT are coronary artery calcium scoring and coronary CT angiography.
Per UNC Med website:
Coronary calcium scoring
In this test, which does not use X-ray contrast, pictures are taken of the heart to look for the presence of calcium deposits in the blood vessels of the heart or coronary arteries. Calcium deposits are a very specific sign of coronary artery disease, as is cholesterol and scar tissue buildup in the arteries. While the amount of calcium in the arteries increases with age, patients who have significantly elevated amounts of calcium deposits are at increased risk to have heart attacks or heart complications.
The confusion is when she used the term CTA when she should possibly have used CT for the calcium score
If a doctor (usually a cardiologist) wants to look at calcifications IN the coronary arteries a CCTA (Coronary CTA) is usually done and that involves contrast and usually Lopressor to lower the heart rate for the test. This test is done for patients complaining of chest pain or where blockages or heart disease are suspected. It’s a common test in many hospitals (mine included) and a good test to help avoid a heart cath, which is the most diagnostic test that can be done to check out your heart. CCTA shows % of blockages in each specific coronary and then an overall percentile score. BTW, with all the media that follows her around.....any of them vouch for her having a CT? Just curious.