- 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
“Top Misconceptions by Doctors”
section.
