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.

Study Demonstrates Simultaneous Cardiac 4-Chamber Strain Analysis with Echo May Improve Evaluation of Diseases That Affect Chambers Differently

Ann Arbor, MI , March 3, 3016 – Epsilon Imaging, Inc., a visualization and analysis software provider transforming cardiac diagnostic workflow, today announced a paper from a team comprised of researchers and clinicians at the University of Chicago Medicine and University of Occupational and Environmental Health Japan. 

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The ICD Impasse: Medically Right But Legally Wrong

A disconnect between best care and what Medicare is willing to reimburse for it has put some electrophysiologists and their hospitals in a bind.

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“App for That”: The Transformative Potential of Mobile Diagnostic Applications

While mobile apps show promise to revolutionize healthcare delivery, they also pose important questions.

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Inside the Cath Lab: Tracking Supplies, Cutting Costs

Cardinal Health

Balancing needs, utilization and cost while improving patient care are central to the mission of the interventional cardiology team at Emory Saint Joseph’s Hospital in Atlanta.

GORE EXCLUDER Iliac Branch Endoprosthesis Gains FDA Approval

Gore designed all-in-one system to preserve iliac artery blood flow in patients with iliac or aortoiliac aneurysms.

Women referred to stress testing have higher rates of psychiatric disorders than men

Women with anxiety and no history of coronary artery disease had an elevated risk of ischemia compared with women who did not have anxiety and no history of coronary artery disease, according to an analysis of adults who underwent diagnostic myocardial perfusion exercise stress testing.

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Neurological improvement following strokes may still lead to unfavorable outcomes

Although nearly one-fifth of adults with acute stroke syndromes had rapid neurological improvement before entering the hospital, 47 percent of that group was not discharged to their homes, according to a post-hoc analysis of a randomized trial.

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Boston Scientific Receives CE Mark For Eluvia™ Drug-Eluting Vascular Stent and Announces Initiation of New Clinical Trial

First polymer-based, drug-eluting stent designed to treat peripheral lesions above the knee approved in Europe; IMPERIAL trial initiated to seek regulatory approvals in U.S. and Asia.

Around the web

Several key trends were evident at the Radiological Society of North America 2024 meeting, including new CT and MR technology and evolving adoption of artificial intelligence.

Ron Blankstein, MD, professor of radiology, Harvard Medical School, explains the use of artificial intelligence to detect heart disease in non-cardiac CT exams.