Cardiac Imaging

While cardiac ultrasound is the widely used imaging modality for heart assessments, computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and nuclear imaging are also used and are often complimentary, each offering specific details about the heart other modalities cannot. For this reason the clinical question being asked often determines the imaging test that will be used.

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CT angiography lowers invasive testing, costs in patients with suspected CAD

Using coronary CT angiography to identify which patients with suspected coronary artery disease (CAD) really need invasive angiography can lower the overall cost of diagnostic testing without sacrificing safety, suggests a randomized trial published Dec. 12 in JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging.

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Creator of AI-based ECG analysis named European Innovator of the Year

Cardiologs co-founder and CEO Yann Fleureau was named the European Innovator of the Year by MIT Technology Review. The company offers a cloud-based artificial intelligence (AI) platform that enables the detection of 14 cardiac arrhythmias through ambulatory electrocardiogram (ECG) readings.

Images of atherosclerosis may boost patient adherence to CVD prevention

Showing patients and their primary care doctors pictorial representations of carotid plaque may prompt greater adherence to lifestyle and medication interventions, resulting in lower cardiovascular disease risk within one year, according to a study published Dec. 3 in The Lancet.

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EMS response slower for cardiac arrest in low-income areas

It takes emergency medical services (EMS) almost four minutes longer to transport cardiac arrest patients from poor neighborhoods to the hospital versus those from high-income neighborhoods, according to a study of 2014 United States EMS data published in JAMA Network Open.

Arizona patients successfully receive the world’s first bioconvertible IVC filter commercially offered in US

BTG plc (LSE: BTG), the global healthcare company, today announced the first patients outside of a clinical trial have been successfully implanted with the BTG Sentry device – the world’s first bioconvertible IVC filter.

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CHD patients benefit from CT analysis prior to percutaneous PVI

CT analysis prior to percutaneous pulmonary valve implantation (PPVI) in patients with congenital heart disease (CHD) could help physicians detect which individuals are at the greatest risk for coronary artery compression during the procedure, according to research published ahead of print in the European Journal of Radiology.

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FH patients without CAC safe from adverse events in short term

There were no adverse events related to atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease during a median 3.7 years of follow-up for 101 patients with familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) but a coronary artery calcium (CAC) score of zero, according to a study published Nov. 14 in JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging.

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AHA.18: Where cardiac 3D printing falls short

As 3D printing continues to gain traction as a medical treatment tool, cardiologists across the globe are implementing the technology in their own departments and practices. But as they do, one radiologist cautions, it’s important they consider some critical groundwork that’s yet to be laid.

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