Stephen J. Pomeranz, MD Featured on Brian Thomas ShowStephen J. Pomeranz, MD appeared with Captain Paul Humphries of the Cincinnati Police Department on the popular Cincinnati drive-time Brian Thomas radio show. Not a Moment Too Soon, I Thought of Tim Russert Read an article written by Michael Bicks of the New York Times relating his personal experiences with heart disease shortly after Tim Russert's unexpected death. Imaging Vessel Wall Identifies Vulnerable Plaque in CTACalcium score does add prognostic value to standard risk factors and serum markers, imaging the vessel wall directly may be helpful to identify non-calcified plaque and guide therapy. CT More Cost-Effective than SPECT in Diagnosing CAD Patients who underwent coronary CT angiography, without a prior diagnosis of coronary artery disease (CAD), incurred costs $603 lower than those who underwent myocardial perfusion imaging. CTA Less Costly than SPECT for Suspected Heart DiseaseA 64-slice coronary CT angiography (CTA) can be less costly than SPECT myocardial perfusion imaging ACCA: Before Jumping on the Cardiac CT bandwagon, Consider ThisThe importance of including cardiac CT into a cardiovascular program was addressed by several speakers at the annual meetings of the American College of Cardiovascular Administrators (ACCA) and the Alliance of Cardiovascular Professionals (ACVP), both held here last week. ACC, MITA Speak to Multi-Society Effort to Maintain CCTA Medicare CoverageThe Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced yesterday that it would not implement a policy that would have restricted reimbursement for coronary CT angiography (CCTA). CMS Makes No Change to Coronary CTA PaymentsThe U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) today decided to make no change to the way it reimburses for coronary CTA exams. CMS Spares Cardiac CTA Reimbursement CutsThe Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) today announced it has decided not to issue a national coverage determination for cardiac CTA at this time. Coronary CTA's Time is Now, According to DoweFor the leading killer in the U.S., heart disease, coronary CT angiography's (CTA) ability to directly visualize the coronary arteries represents a huge medical advance.