Cardiac CT and Coronary Artery Calcium Score: Protecting Your Heart Through Early Detection

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Heart disease often develops silently over many years, and early plaque buildup in the heart’s arteries can go unnoticed until a serious event occurs. A coronary artery calcium score, measured with a quick, noninvasive cardiac CT scan, can help reveal this hidden plaque and give a clearer picture of your future heart risk. Understanding your results can empower you and your care team to make informed choices about lifestyle changes and treatment options to protect your heart. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn how a simple heart scan could help you take charge of your heart health!

Join this session to:

• Understand what a Coronary Artery Calcium Score is and how a Cardiac CT scan can show plaque buildup in the heart’s arteries.
• Learn how heart scan results can help estimate future heart disease risk, even in people without symptoms.
• Identify ways patients and their clinicians can use scan results to make decisions about healthy lifestyle changes and treatment.

Meet the Presenter

Michael Miedema

MD, MPH

Director, Nolan Family Center for Cardiovascular Health

Michael Miedema

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Michael Miedema

MD, MPH

Director, Nolan Family Center for Cardiovascular Health

Dr. Michael Miedema is director of the Nolan Family Center for Cardiovascular Health at the Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation and director of cardiovascular prevention at the Allina Health Minneapolis Heart Institute. He obtained his medical degree and completed a cardiovascular fellowship at the University of Minnesota Medical School and also has a master’s degree in public health from the Harvard School of Public Health.

He is a leading national expert in cardiovascular prevention. He serves as an associate editor for digital content for the Prevention Section of the American College of Cardiology. He served on the executive review committee for the 2018 ACC/AHA cholesterol guidelines and was a member of the 2019 ACC/AHA guidelines committee for the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease.

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The Nolan Family Center for Cardiovascular Health is driving innovation in cardiovascular prevention research. The center explores a wide range of prevention topics—such as improving cardiovascular risk prediction with coronary artery calcium testing, evaluating blood pressure and cholesterol guidelines, and much more.

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