February is Heart Health Month, an important reminder for everyone to take control of their heart health. Michael Hope, MD is a UCSF radiologist whose focus is imaging of the heart and lungs. He is also a professor in residence (Cardiac & Pulmonary Imaging section) and chief of radiology at the San Francisco Veterans Administration Medical Center (SFVAMC). We recently asked him to share more about cardiovascular imaging and the role of radiologists in diagnosing and treating heart disease in veterans.
According to Dr. Hope, UCSF radiologists perform a full range of cardiovascular imaging at the SFVAMC. This includes:
- CT calcium scoring
- Gated CT angiography (CTA) for coronaries, TAVR, left atrial mapping, and ascending aortic aneurysm (AAA)
- Nuclear medicine stress testing for ischemic disease
- Cardiac MRI to determine good candidates for coronary bypass grafting and then…
