Heart screening and imaging by TriStar Health
Regular heart screening is important for maintaining your heart health. Heart screening can include blood tests to examine cholesterol and glucose levels, as well as imaging exams to both screen for heart complications and monitor current conditions.
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A simple, ten-minute test can detect early signs of heart disease.
Cardiac calcium scoring is a painless, non-invasive test that helps detect early signs of heart disease. It’s available now at many TriStar Health locations for just $45.
Criteria for a cardiac calcium scoring test
Although anyone concerned about their risk for heart disease can talk to their doctor about options for determining their risk, cardiac calcium scoring test is often recommended to people with the following risk factors:
- Age (Men over age 45 and women over age 55)
- Diabetes
- Family history of stroke or heart disease
- High cholesterol or blood pressure
- Overweight by 10 pounds or more
- Sedentary lifestyle
- Smoking
Due to the small amount of radiation produced by the CT scan used during cardiac calcium scoring, this test is not recommended to people who:
- Have previously experienced a heart attack, open heart surgery, coronary stent, stroke or other serious cardiovascular event, as these require other medical therapies
- Are pregnant or think they might be pregnant
- Are under the age of 40 or over the age of 80
- Have already had a cardiac calcium screening in the last two to three years
For more information, please visit: www.tristarhealth.com/specialties/cardiology/Heart-screening-and-imaging
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