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Has anyone had the Cleerly test?

Heart & Blood Health | Last Active: Jun 3 10:17pm | Replies (7)

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@jasper1072

Hi @bitsygirl -

Well---I will stay anonymous LOL. Let's say I am in a major metropolitan area---one of the largest Radiology/Diagnostic Imaging providers within the domestic US. Yes---we offer CTCA with FFR. As I mentioned before, as an officer, I get all my medical studies completed for free, I never had the FFR--which is actually performed by a 3rd party as you may know.

Here is my personal perspective and my opinion ONLY...NOT MEDICAL ADVICE. I am both a healthcare executive and a clinician in the field about 25 years. I think modern medical therapy is fantastic! I know many Radiologists and Cardiologists and most believe that the non-invasive approach is best when patients present with no symptoms. In the words of my own cardiologists...You don't want to be rushed off to a Cardiac Lab to perform an invasive procedure---there is always risk. You hear people on this forum and others who will say maybe its time for a "peak"....NOPE, not unless you have symptoms IMHO. Having a stent or event bypass does not change the long term outcome of potentially having an "event".

Everyone is different for sure, I do prescribed to the low inflammation theory---I think that is key for not just heart disease, but for many other disease processes such as Cancer. I try to keep my A1C and LDL low---which is 4.9 and 31 as of 2 weeks ago...they have not moved for over a year. I only take 10 mg of Crestor and an aspirin from a prescription point of view, but do take some supplements such as berberine and bergamot. I had my other inflammation markers checked---and they are all low. I have an extremely low saturated fat diet that is high in fruits and vegetables/nuts. Exercise 5x week running 2.5 miles each time and light weights/biking 2x week.

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Thanks for the info. It occurred to me awhile after I asked about your company that it's a little "personal" for the web. It's helpful to get your perspective since you are closer to the industry than most.

BTW, I've been trying to understand the difference between Calcium CT, CCTA, CCTA with contrast and CCTA with FFR -- not from the perspective of what they measure, but what the technology is. Is CCTA just a Calcium CT with contrast injected? Is FFR additional analysis of a CCTA with contrast? I gather the Cleerly test is some additional AI on the CCTA with contrast. If you have a good source or know the answer, that would be very helpful. In language for the lay person, I can only find descriptions of what each test measures.

FWIW, the thing that motivated my question was the fact that officers of the company get the test for free.