Cardio Screenings Your Doctor Might Miss

Name: Cardio Screenings Your Doctor Might Miss
Uploaded: 2024-10-08T16:00:00+00:00
Duration: 51 s
Channel: Dr. Charles Mok
Description: Short YouTube excerpt by Dr. Charles Mok describing three cardiovascular screening approaches patients may not routinely be told about: (1) CT/CAT…

8 Oct 2024 · 1 min

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Short YouTube excerpt by Dr. Charles Mok describing three cardiovascular screening approaches patients may not routinely be told about: (1) CT/CAT calcium scoring — a crude measure useful in younger people but misses soft plaques and is not trackable; (2) CIMT (carotid intima-media thickness) ultrasound — commonly used, assesses carotid bulb/media thickness as a surrogate for systemic cardiovascular disease risk and informs further workup; (3) CLEERLY — an AI-enhanced contrast CT that characterizes plaque composition (soft versus hard) and permits longitudinal tracking. The speaker lists advantages, limitations, and clinical next steps for each test.

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So there's three ways you can screen for cardiovascular disease that your doctor might not tell you about. One is called a CAT scan or a calcium score. That's probably the most crude measure and it's beneficial for people that are very young. The disadvantage is that it will miss soft plaques and you can't track it. Another one is called a CIMT Carotid intima media thickness test. That's something we commonly do. We look at the thickness of the bulb and the internal media. Internal media of the of the carotid artery, which is a good signifier for how much cardiovascular disease even have your whole body and that's normal. You don't have to worry about your heart. If it's abnormal, we should be starting worrying about our heart. And the next step after that, that's abnormal. We do what's called the Clery study. C L E E R L Y. This is a special artificial intelligence CAT scan with a contrast that straightens out the arteries and shows the amount of plaque in artery. What is the plaque made of? Is it soft, which is dangerous. Hard, which is okay. And you can also track it along.