Don't have unnecessary heart scans

When symptom-free people have heart scans to look for clogged arteries, they can end up with overtreatment and side-effects, researchers said. In a study published in the Archives of Internal Medicine, they found people who had the scans were much more likely to be put on medications and undergo surgery than those who chose standard health screening. The scans, called coronary computed tomography angiography or CCTA, produce a detailed image of the heart that reveals cholesterol buildups in the coronary arteries. If they get big enough, such buildups may cut the blood flow and cause a heart attack. So, in theory, treating them early on might help stave off the increasing heart attacks.