THIS Helps Detect Heart Disease Before It Happens

About this episode

Dr. Nicki Byrne interviews Dr. Kim Brockenbrough about the limitations of calcium scoring in detecting heart disease and the importance of advanced imaging techniques.

Dr. Kim Brockenbrough: https://www.cardiavision.com/https://www.linkedin.com/in/kimberly-brockenbrough-md-1b321a123/https://www.instagram.com/kimbromd?ighsh=YjVpcDcwdHA3ejVvYour calcium score came back zero. You're in the clear, right? Not so fast. In this episode, Optispan Clinical Director Dr. Nicki Byrne sits down with Dr. Kim Brockenbrough, board-certified cardiovascular radiologist, 25-year veteran of vascular imaging, and CEO of CardiaVision, for a conversation that challenges one of the most common assumptions in preventive cardiology.If you care about cardiovascular longevity, and you should, because heart disease remains the leading killer, this is the imaging conversation you didn't know you needed. Timestamps: 00:00 — Cold open: The 48-year-old runner with an 80% blockage and a zero calcium score00:54 — Dr. Nicki Byrne introduces Dr. Kim Brockenbrough & CardiaVision01:45 — Dr. Brockenbrough's background: 25 years of vascular imaging02:35 — Cardiovascular disease through a longevity lens: imaging vs. labs vs. functional testing03:24 — The lifecycle of plaque: from fatty deposits to rupture and heart attack04:21 — Why soft plaque is more dangerous than calcified…

People in this episode

Host: Dr. Nicki Byrne

Guest: Dr. Kim Brockenbrough

Topics covered

• heart disease
• preventive cardiology
• vascular imaging
• calcium score
• coronary CT angiography
• soft plaque
• cardiovascular longevity

Keywords

• heart disease
• calcium score
• vascular imaging
• coronary CT angiography
• soft plaque
• preventive cardiology
• cardiovascular health

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: CardiaVision, SCOT-HEART

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