Quick Facts:
Appointments: To schedule an appointment please call 541-334-7555.
No referral from your family physician is needed.
Insurance: At present Cardiac Scoring is not covered by Medicare or most insurance companies.
Price: $225

Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the leading cause of death in the developed world in both men and women. Too often the diagnosis of CAD is made when patients become symptomatic, have an abnormal specialized test such as stress testing or myocardial perfusion exam, or undergo coronary angiography. By this time, heart disease may already be advanced.

Early detection of heart disease could have a significant impact on this disease. Lifestyle changes such as a change in diet, behavior modification, or medical therapy are often successful in preventing and even halting this disease when diagnosed early enough.

The Cardiac Scoring Exam can determine accurately and non-invasively whether or not heart disease is present long before you develop any recognizable symptoms.

Heart disease can be detected by measuring the amount of calcified plaque in the arteries. As the amount of plaque in the arteries increases, they become narrower, an effect commonly known as “hardening of the arteries”, which increases the chances of a sudden heart attack. Cardiac Scoring detects the amount of plaque in the coronary arteries.

Using Oregon Imaging Center's CT scanner, the exam is performed non-invasively and painlessly in about 15 minutes. Your results will be sent to you and your doctor within 48 working hours.