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Dr. Agatston is an associate professor of medicine at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and a clinical professor of medicine at Florida International University Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine. He is a member of the American College of Cardiology Nutrition Committee and maintains a private practice in Miami Beach with a focus on preventing heart attacks in high-risk patients. This is also the focus of his continuing research.
Dr. Agatston has published more than 200 scientific articles and abstracts and frequently lectures around the U.S. and internationally on diet, cardiac imaging and heart disease prevention. He was named as one of the “Time 100” most influential people of 2004. Among many television appearances, Dr. Agatston was featured along with President Bill Clinton on Sanjay Gupta’s 2011 CNN special, “The Last Heart Attack.”
Known as the author of the best-selling book The South Beach Diet, Dr. Agatston created his approach to healthy eating to help his patients improve their blood chemistries, lose weight, and prevent diabetes and heart disease. Today, The South Beach Diet and its companion books have more than 23 million copies in print worldwide.
"Coronary Calcium Scores with Dr. Arthur Agatston"
with Dr Bret Scher (60 minutes)
Diet Doctor - 25 May 2022
Coronary calcium scores are one of the most important tests for assessing cardiac risk. But it isn’t always straight forward how to interpret them or what to do about them. Dr. Arthur Agatston and I discuss the details of calcium scores and help you better understand how to use the test and what you can do to help lower your cardiac risk.
The History of CT Calcium Scoring
Video: The History of CT Calcium Scoring - (10 minutes)
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Arthur Agatston, M.D., clinical professor of medicine, Florida International University, Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, is the name-sake of the Agatston score used in CT calcium scoring. He explains the history of the scoring system from the early 1990's and the evolution of CT technology for cardiac imaging. The latest American Heart Association (AHA) 2018 cholesterol guidelines now include the use of CT calcium scoring, which was a big topic at the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT) 2019 meeting.
Example of an Automated CT Cardiac Calcium Scoring Exam
Video: Example of an Automated CT Cardiac Calcium Scoring Exam - (10 minutes)
