Early artherosclerotic changes detected for familial coronary-artery disease

Abstract

"Early coronary atherosclerosis like this can be reduced by lifestyle changes", says [Lance Gould]. "In my clinic, patients with a family history of CAD have a PET scan and I review their lifestyle and drug treatments. After that, we keep in touch by fax and e-mail and together we control their condition", he explains. Gould claims that the death rate for CAD among his patients is lower than for the general population and adds that subsequent PET scans show an improvement in cardiac blood flow.