CCTA: Diagnosing chest pain just got a lot easier

<p>For the millions of US patients who go to an ER or medical office with chest pain every year, doctors have several options for screening. New national guidelines recommend a quick and non-invasive heart scan known as <a href='https://www.northwell.edu/news/ccta-lenox-hill-michael-poon'>CCTA</a> for stable chest pain. Our guests today are leading experts in the field of advanced cardiac imaging and discuss the history and many applications of this technology, which produces a 3D image of the heart and can be used to rule out several potentially deadly conditions. The updated guidelines come from the American College of Cardiology (ACC), American Heart Association (AHA), and other groups.</p> <p>Meet the experts</p> <p><a href='https://www.northwell.edu/find-care/find-a-doctor/diagnostic-radiology/dr-amar-bhupendra-shah-md-11369523'>Amar Shah, MD</a>, is Northwell's chief of cardiac imaging</p> <p><a href='https://www.northwell.edu/find-care/find-a-doctor/cardiology/dr-michael-poon-md-11369917'>Michael Poon, MD</a> is director of advanced cardiac imaging, for Northwell's Western Region.</p>