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While this is great for Afib detection it's its very rare CDC says 2.7-6 Million people[1]. Still great for those people! I still think we need to do much bette

While this is great for Afib detection it's its very rare CDC says 2.7-6 Million people[1]. Still great for those people! I still think we need to do much better. High BP and hypertension is way more important to measure since they can be diagnostic in a larger percentage. My dad is a triple bypass heart patient. ECG and stress tests did diddly squat to detect it, until it was too late and it was diagnosed by a CT Angiogram. I now get CT Angiogram with contrasts every few years just to be safe because of family history. [1]https://www.cdc.gov/dhdsp/data_statistics/fact_sheets/fs_atrial_fibrillation.htm https://www.cdc.gov/dhdsp/data_statistics/fact_sheets/fs_atr...

ebg13 8y ago
> it's very rare CDC says 2.7-6 Million people There are 329 million people in the US. 1 in 122 (329/2.7) people is not "very rare". 1 in 55 (329/6) people is even less so.
milemi 8y ago
Do you know how many sieverts you get each time? I had one of those and I think I got one year's worth of background radiation in those few seconds that it lasted.
- 1000units 8y ago
  A lot of people get blasted with obsene amounts of ionizing radiation so the insurance pool can save a few bucks over an MRI. Disgusting.
  - nradov 8y ago
    It's not necessarily a cost issue. CT scanners have higher spacial resolution for angiography.
    - 1000units 8y ago
      Interesting. How often are head CT's without contrast ordered following concussion? How often should they have been MRI's?
- mlindner 8y ago
  People worry too much about radiation. A year's worth of background radiation is not that much radiation.
  - milemi 8y ago
    I wouldn't know what's too much or not, but here's a link with the numbers https://www.radiologyinfo.org/en/info.cfm?pg=safety-xray https://www.radiologyinfo.org/en/info.cfm?pg=safety-xray
fredsanford 8y ago
Have your kidney function checked after contrast is used on you. It can put you in kidney failure. Happened to me, had to be on dialysis for a short time. Dialysis SUCKS. You'll know exactly how an orange feels after it's juiced.

ebg13 8y ago

> it's very rare CDC says 2.7-6 Million people There are 329 million people in the US. 1 in 122 (329/2.7) people is not "very rare". 1 in 55 (329/6) people is even less so.

milemi 8y ago

Do you know how many sieverts you get each time? I had one of those and I think I got one year's worth of background radiation in those few seconds that it lasted.

1000units 8y ago
A lot of people get blasted with obsene amounts of ionizing radiation so the insurance pool can save a few bucks over an MRI. Disgusting.
- nradov 8y ago
  It's not necessarily a cost issue. CT scanners have higher spacial resolution for angiography.
  - 1000units 8y ago
    Interesting. How often are head CT's without contrast ordered following concussion? How often should they have been MRI's?
mlindner 8y ago
People worry too much about radiation. A year's worth of background radiation is not that much radiation.
- milemi 8y ago
  I wouldn't know what's too much or not, but here's a link with the numbers https://www.radiologyinfo.org/en/info.cfm?pg=safety-xray https://www.radiologyinfo.org/en/info.cfm?pg=safety-xray

fredsanford 8y ago

Have your kidney function checked after contrast is used on you. It can put you in kidney failure. Happened to me, had to be on dialysis for a short time. Dialysis SUCKS. You'll know exactly how an orange feels after it's juiced.