Hoping to Save Lives, Lawmakers Raise Awareness about Coronary Calcium Scans
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Rep. Tammy Exum, D-West Hartford, speaks to reporters at the coronary calcium scan awareness news conference on Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025, at the Legislative Office Building in Hartford. Photo credit: Screenshot, CT House Dems Youtube (courtesy of CTNewsJunkie)
State Rep. Tammy Exum (D-West Hartford) said at the news conference that she found out about calcium scans 15 months ago when the autopsy reports of her late husband, Earl, showed a blockage in his arteries causing him to have a widow-maker heart attack.
By Coral Aconite, CTNewsJunkie.com
In an effort to raise awareness about coronary calcium scans, lawmakers held a news conference Wednesday, in honor of American Heart Month, to ask doctors and patients to advocate for the scans to prevent heart attacks.
The coronary calcium scans looks for calcium deposits in the heart’s arteries. The results can help determine the risk of heart attacks or strokes in patients, according to the Mayo Clinic website.
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