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Hi Walt,
Both of my parents had heart disease, my father died suddenly of a
myocardio infarction. In 2005 during a time of severe stress, I
decided to have an ultra fast EBT to rule out heart disease. I had a
zero calcium score (I was 58 yrs of age at the time).
I have a friend who is age 64, female. Her mother died of a stroke,
suddenly. I suggested that she have the EBT test performed since
she is concerned about heart disease. She told me today that she
decided against having it done because in her family, stroke was the
problem, not a heart attack. I told her that if your coronary arteries
are clear, that should indicate that your brain in NOT at risk for a
stroke.
Was I correct in what I told her? She told me that an aneurism and
stroke are one in the same and a stroke does not result from a
narrowed/occluded artery.
Thanks,
Mary