Can Everybody Go For A Heart Scan Now?
Blocking of arteries in hearts can lead to heart disease. In the worst scenario, it may even cause fatal heart attack that could lead to death. Hence, when patient’s heart shows some sorts of unhealthy signs, his or her doctor will usually recommend or ask the patient to go for a heart scan to see if the arteries are blocked before the doctor can decide what action to take on the patient. In the past, patients who needed a heart scan would have to take a drug to slow down their heartbeat to 65 beats per minute so that a clear image could be produced using a conventional computed tomography (CT) machine. Hence, the patients would be required to take the drug known as beta-blockers and wait for an hour for it to take effect. Unfortunately, not all patients can take beta-blockers. For instance, it is not suitable for asthmatics and those who have chronic bronchitis. Hence this group of patients cannot be scanned by CT machine. Instead, they will have to rely only on other tests such as el
