The Hard Truth about
Hearts
A test that measures calcium deposits may screen for heart disease
A new technology for detecting
early signs of heart disease measures calcium deposits in the beating
heart.
References:
Callister, T.Q., et al. 1998. Effect of HMG-CoA reductase
inhibitors on coronary artery disease as assessed by electron-beam
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Further Readings:
Christensen, D. 1999. Bad attitude may be bad for the heart. Science
News 155(April 17):255.
Helmuth, L. 1999. Portrait of the artery as a motivator. Science
News 155(May 8):302.
Sources:
Yadon Arad
St. Francis Hospital
The Heart Center
100 Port Washington Boulevard
Roslyn, NY 11576-1348
Diane Bild
National Institutes of Health
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
Mailstop Code 7934, Room 8154
Bethesda, MD 20892
Steven N. Blair
Cooper Institute for Aerobics Research
Epidemiology and Clinical Applications
12330 Preston Road
Dallas, TX 75230
J. Jeffery Carr
Wake Forest University
Baptist Medical Center
Department of Radiology
Medical Center Boulevard
Winston-Salem, NC 27157-1088
Carlos Iribarren
Kaiser Permanente
Division of Research
3505 Broadway
Oakland, CA 94611-5714
Peter W.F. Wilson
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
Framingham Heart Study
5 Thurber Street
Framingham, MA 01702
From Science
News, Vol. 155, No. 21, May 22, 1999, p. 332.
Copyright © 1999, Science Service.
