EBCT: Relationship Between Conventional Risk Factors, Novel Serum Markers, and EBCT Calcium Scores

Cardiac Imaging Research

Study of:

The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between EBCT calcium scores and typical cardiac risk factors (high blood pressure, elevated cholesterol, diabetes, tobacco use, age, sex) and new blood test markers. The blood markers examined for this study include C-reactive protein, homocysteine, lipoprotein a, fibrinogen, insulin, and lipid levels.

This information may help doctors identify persons who have a higher likelihood of developing heart disease and start treatment to prevent heart disease.

Principal Investigator

Thomas Knickelbine, MD, FACC

For more information about this study or other research studies at the Minneapolis Heart Institute and Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation, please contact Betsy Wilson at 612-863-7065.