MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'ct angiography'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:58:24 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2177532&cid=t_99705_87_f&fid=34935&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmedicine.com.my%2Fwp%2F%3Fp%3D6132 strWebsiteID = window.document.location.toString();strSplitWeb = strWebsiteID.split("/")strWebsiteID = strSplitWeb[2];document.write(”“); from the Malaysian Medical Resources VIDEO: Immediate Treatment of Minor Stroke Beneficial, Radiation Exposure from CT Angiography, Canadian Hypertension Education Program Reduces Cardiovascular Deaths (Source: Malaysian Medical Resources) Malaysian Medical Resources blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2177532 Tue, 10 Feb 2009 05:00:00 +0100 2177532 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2033847&cid=t_99705_117_f&fid=36026&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.healthtalk.com%2Fzimney%2Ftop-5-health-scams-of-2008%2F It’s the time of year when annual “top” lists begin appearing everywhere like so many ornaments on the tree. So here’s Dr. Z’s roundup of the top five health scams of 2008: Kinoki Detox Foot Pads Kinoki and all other so-called detox foot pads top the list because of the sheer audacity involved in their shameless marketing and the utter lack of either a scientific basis through which they might work or any medical studies proving that they do. Yet we’ve received over 400 comments on my blog about them, attesting to the surprising interest people have in these worthless products. Despite their having been debunked on National Public Radio and the ABC news program “20/20″ inquiring minds still want to know, likely due to relentless marketing a... Dr. Z's Medical Report blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2033847 Fri, 12 Dec 2008 18:00:36 +0100 2033847 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2013911&cid=t_99705_117_f&fid=36026&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.healthtalk.com%2Fzimney%2Fct-angiography-a-scambuster-update%2F Not long ago, I recommended you avoid CT angiography as a screening test for heart disease unless you were absolutely convinced that it was necessary and not just being ordered either because it’s a new, extremely cool, technology, or because your doctor has an equity position in the machine (meaning he or she or the practice profits every time the test is run because they own or lease the equipment). I noted that as a screening test for people without symptoms of heart disease, CT angiography has yet to be proven effective. Moreover, even though the test is quite short, there is significant radiation exposure from the X-rays used to obtain the high-tech images (orders of magnitude greater than that used in a simple chest X-ray).But let’s say that you actually have symptoms of ... Dr. Z's Medical Report blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2013911 Thu, 04 Dec 2008 20:27:58 +0100 2013911 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1646466&cid=t_99705_117_f&fid=36026&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.healthtalk.com%2Fzimney%2Fct-angiography-a-scambusters-report%2F If you see advertisements for or your doctor recommends you undergo CT angiography because it’s a relatively quick, painless way to get detailed images of your heart and its blood supply, and could uncover hidden abnormalities even though you have no symptoms of heart disease, consider asking the following questions: Do you, or does your practice, own or lease the CT scanning machine? How much money do you or your practice stand to gain from this test? If I went to another cardiologist, who doesn’t own or lease a CT scanning machine do you think they would also recommend the test? Turns out that there’s a significant controversy surrounding the increasing use of CT angiography. Not surprisingly, most of its proponents own or lease the equipment while its detract... Dr. Z's Medical Report blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1646466 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:40:48 +0100 1646466 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=462385&cid=t_99705_115_f&fid=34670&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsumerdoc.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F02%2Ftunneled-coronary-artery.html "Tunneled coronary arteries are clinically relevant due to their association with myocardial ischemia.The coronary arteries may dip into the myocardium for varying lengths and then reappear on the heart surface. The muscle overlying the intramyocardial segment of the epicardial coronary artery is termed as myocardial bridge and the artery coursing within the myocardium in called a tunneled artery." One of the conditions where CT coronary angiography can give mor einformation than angiography.Reference-Garde PS, Karandikar AA, Tavri OJ, Patkar DP, Dalal AK. Tunneled coronary artery: Case report. Indian J Radiol Imaging [serial online] 2006 [cited 2007 Feb 21];16:283-284.From Sumer's Radiology Site http://www.sumerdoc.blogspot.com -The Top Radiology Magazine (Source: Sumer's Radiology Site) Sumer's Radiology Site blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=462385 Wed, 21 Feb 2007 18:26:00 +0100 462385