New NHS heart check can tell if you're at risk of heart attack or stroke in minutes

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NHS, can apparently tell if you're at risk of a deadly heart attack or stroke within minutes.HeartFlow is predicted to be used on more than 100,000 patients.It works by turning a regular CT scan into a 3D image, meaning experts can diagnose life-threatening coronary heart disease in just twenty minutes.The new technology is part of the NHS's Long Term Plan to reduce he number of heart attacks and strokes by 150,000.Existing tests mean that patients have to go to hospital for an invasive and time-consuming angiogram.Meanwhile, the HeartFlow technology means patients will be seen, diagnosed and treated five times faster than previously.After patients have been diagnosed from the 3D image, they will then they given medication, surgery or have.