Review of The Widowmaker (2015) by Kevin M — 31 Mar 2016

I have been a Cardiac Nurse for 26 years working w/ Angioplasties and Stents. For a long time I have wondered why couldn't we have a test that could determine if an artery in the heart was becoming clogged w/o opening the patient up.

Several years ago, one of the doctors who had no cardiac markers of any cardiac problems decided to spend $400 & get a full body check up. It included a CT scan of the heart that showed calcium deposits and the doctor ended up w/ a 3 way bypass. If he hadn't taken that little test he would of dropped dead and no one could of helped him.

It is a shame what large medical corporations are doing just so they can get a few more bucks. The only place I know that does them is in the large hospital University of Fla. Hospital in Jacksonville because so many of their patients do not have any money so it is more cost effective to scan their heart than spend $100,000 for open heart surgery.

This movie is not going to overload the viewer w/ too much technical jargon or confuse them but you will leave angry after seeing the waste that is being done in the name of medicine. Currently you will be able to get a Cardiac CT Scan that will check you for heart disease for about $500 which is a hell of a lot cheaper and the safety risks are much smaller than having a Cardiac Cath which runs from $2,500 to $15,000. And the CT of the Chest isn't covered w/ insurance but there is not a chance of having to stay overnight in the hospital either.