Examples of new plaque reporting in the CAD-RADS 2.0 document. Left, an example from CAD-RADS 2 / P2 plaque burden with mild coronary stenosis (25-49%). Right, example of a CAD-RADS 5/ P3, with a focal, non-calcified occlusion of the proximal RCA (arrow) and severe amount of plaque (P3).
The document includes updated classification to established a framework for stenosis, plaque burden and plaque modifiers, including assessment of CT-FFR or myocardial CT perfusion.
The Corvia Atrial Shunt is designed to address elevated left atrial pressure (LAP) heart failure patients.
Cardiologist Peter Fail, MD, discusses the idea of using shunts to form a passage that enables the left atrium to decompress at rest and during physical activity. The goal is to lower left atrial pressure in heart failure patients.
Turkish healthcare workers will strike for two days in protest to the murder of cardiologist Ekrem Karakaya and his secretary after the Turkish government banned any news reports about the murders.
Media coverage of the cardiologist's murder has been banned among Turkish media outlets.
The projected number of acquired cardiomyopathy cases are expected to greatly outpace the number of new familial cardiomyopathy cases by 2031 in the U.S., driven mainly by poor lifestyles. This is expected to have a big impact on healthcare in the next decade.
“Even if we compensate for the differences in population size, the U.S. is still miles ahead when it comes to total cardiomyopathy cases," explained Walter Gabriel, MPH, an epidemiologist and analyst on the report.
View of an Amulet left atrial appendage (LAA) occluder on 4D intra-cardiac echo (ICE). Since ICE is operated by the interventionalist, it can be used to reduce the number of people needed to perform an LAA occlusion procedure and help eliminate the need for anesthesia.
At TVT 2022, there was debate whether CT imaging is needed for preplanning LAA procedures, and several new devices in development were discussed.
The four-year analysis will use cardiac MRI scans to closely monitor the heart health of people living with HIV who regularly use cannabis to treat their symptoms.
As a MEDCAC advisor, American Society of Echocardiography past president Jonathan Lindner, MD, will help decide whether services and supplies are reasonable and necessary under Medicare.
