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In
the Press
12/15/00: Our
friends at HealthView have posted a News
page linking to the incredible publicity they have recently received
with their Full Body Scan test.
12/7/00: New article shows
the capability of EBT whole body scanning to detect preclinical kidney
cancer in 26 consecutive cases: Abstract
8/25/00: USA Today features
 cover story on the EBT HealthView
and an interview with Dr.
Harvey Eisenberg.
7/12/00: Harbor-UCLA
Study Confirms Statin Drugs Reduce CAD Short-Term Progression Rate as
Measured by Imatron's EBT CAS.
7/10/00: IMAT finds support in ACC/AHA
report on EBT 7/5/00: SAI Executive committee
rebukes report of AHA/ACC panel in a press
release.
6/30/00: AHA/ACC release consensus statement on EBCT, but the writing
group is still sharply divided according to the
heart.org.
Debate over the potential utility of electron beam computed
tomography (EBCT) which measures calcium load in arteries, in determining
cardiac risk has been fierce. After months of review, a statement has been
issued jointly by the American College of Cardiology and the American
Heart Association on when the test should and should not be used. The
document, though, according to some committee members, did not reflect a
consensus. (J Am Coll Cardiol 2000; 36: 326-340. Circulation 2000; 101:
126-140.)
6/30/00: TV coverage on the heated
debate over EBCS: ABC
News .
5/16/00: The Rocky Mountain News reports
on "The
image of health" Richard Judd didn't think
he was a walking time bomb.... 
5/16/00: Association
of Hostility With Coronary Artery Calcification in Young Adults: The
CARDIA Study
This study was performed by Kaiser researchers using
the EBCS test at Heartscan
San Francisco. Psychosocial
factors, including personality and character traits, may play a role in
the development and expression of coronary artery disease.
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Electron Beam Calcium Scoring (EBCS) is a new test that aids in the discovery of sub-clinical
coronary artery disease in seemingly healthy patients. As such
this test provides an opportunity for a patient and his physician to
intervene in the progression of heart disease long before symptoms develop
using the latest techniques for prevention and wellness. Heartscan imaging centers are presently located in four cities in the
U.S. For more information please click on the links on the map
below.
The Heartscan test referred to as Electron Beam Calcium
Scoring (EBCS) is performed using Imatron Electron Beam Tomography
scanners. There are more than 50 hospitals and clinics in the U.S.
performing CAS/Imatron examinations, and a full listing of these is kept
up-to-date at the Imatron
web site list.
A
Plea from Dr. John Rumberger, MD, PhD, FACC
Coronary Motion Video 56K,
100K
This video demonstrates that EBT reduces motion blur of
coronary arteries by up to 20X compared to the fastest spiral scanner.
Heart
disease is the leading cause of death among both men and women in the
United States. Current estimates are that more than 70 million
Americans suffer from some form of cardiovascular disease. In as
many as 150,000 cases a year, the first, last and only symptom of coronary
artery disease is a fatal heart attack. This "silent
killer" is a slow, progressive disease that can begin early in life
and go undetected for years.
For more information about Heartscan and scheduling an
appointment, contact Heartscan at:
1-800-4MY-HEART
All Heartscan centers use Imatron Electron Beam Tomography scanners and
are powered by Internet post-processing software from AccuImage.
 
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News from Sites
Dec. 1, 2000 Heartscan San
Francisco volume of Full Body Scan studies increases. Plans are
developed to add this test to the other sites in the next year.
 300K
Sept. 1, 2000 The San
Francisco Chronicle writes feature story on Heartscan's body scanning
service including an interview with Inyoung Boyd. See Full
Text here.
Older Site News here
LINKS
The following is a list of links to some of the
many clinics in addition to Heartscan offering CAS/Imatron scanning services.
Follow these links for detailed information on this revolutionary new test.
www.heartscansf.com
www.bodyscanimaging.com
www.healthview.com
www.lifescore.com
www.coloradoheart.com
www.heartcheckamerica.com
www.michiganheartimaging.com/
www.heartworkup.com
www.hearthospitalofaustin.com
www.cardiacplus.com
www.eta-ascon.com/heartscan
www.heartimaging.com
www.azheart.com
The following are sites offering general information about Heart Disease:
www.amhrt.org
www.heartinfo.com
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