Fast heart CAT scans have been a screening test in limbo. The exact role and place for this exam, which is becoming more widely available, hasn’t been well defined, until now. Read more about HEART CAT SCANS
Tonight we have some important health news that will touch many of us. Coronary artery disease is the most common cause of death in America. Doctors use two main methods of treating the condition: heart bypass surgery and coronary stents. This study is important because it looks at the treatment of people with so called multi-vessel disease--where more than one heart artery is blocked. And the study shows, in most, if there’s more than one artery blocked, the way to go is with surgery. Read more about BYPASS VS. STENT STUDY
The Internal Structure of the Heart. A muscular septum divides the heart internally into a left and a right half. Each half is subdivided into two chambers, the atrium (reception) and the ventricle (pump chamber). Internally all four chambers have a smooth membranous lining, the endocardium. Read more about Internal Structure of the Heart
