This news article, by The Australian’s Health Editor, Natasha Robinson, discusses the current call by top cardiologists to change testing guidelines on cardiovascular disease and better support the adoption of Coronary Artery Calcium (CAC) scanning.
The article includes commentary by Dr Brett Forge, who explains that some researchers estimate Australia’s current risk assessment guidelines miss 45 per cent of people who are going to have cardiac coronary events, while many others deemed at-risk may have recorded a zero calcium score and were therefore unnecessarily taking statins. Dr Forge brought national attention to calcium scoring following the death of Shane Warne.
The article also references a paper from the Medical Journal of Australia, by lead author Thomas Marwick, director of the Baker Institute, who explains the cost-effectiveness of CAC scanning and utility for risk management.
Read the full article here to learn more about national guidelines and the benefits of calcium scoring – https://www.theaustralian.com.au/science/outdated-heart-advice-risks-lives-cardiologists-say/news-story/c8706fc563185d9411b31e579e23acf5
To see if you would benefit from a CAC scan, use Bligh Cardiology’s online Personal Profile-Risk Calculator here –
