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Most heart tests don’t actually show what’s happening inside your arteries, they estimate risk or detect more advanced disease.
In this video, I break down the heart scan that allows us to actually see plaque including both calcified (hard) and non-calcified (soft) plaque inside the coronary arteries.
We’ll go through:
• What this scan is and how it’s done
• How much radiation it involves
• The difference between soft plaque, calcified plaque, and low-density plaque
• How we assess total plaque burden
• What stenosis (narrowing) really means
And how cutting-edge AI is enhancing what we can see helping us measure plaque more precisely, understand risk better, and guide more personalized prevention strategies.
This is where heart disease becomes visible not just assumed.
In my next video, I’ll walk through the key biomarkers that actually drive plaque and how we use them to guide treatment.
If you’re interested in prevention, early detection, and a more personalized approach to heart health, make sure to subscribe.
