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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Coronary artery calcification test predicts mortality over 15-year period

A coronary artery calcification (CAC) test performed at one medical center accurately predicted mortality over a 15-year period in patients who were at risk for coronary artery disease but did not have any symptoms at baseline. The CAC score measures the amount and density of calcium in a person’s heart arteries.

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Handheld Ultrasound A Heartbeat Away from Ousting the Stethoscope?

The stethoscope appears to have a name branding issue. The word “scope” derives from the Greek word for “to look,” yet stethoscopes only let physicians listen to a patient.

American Heart Association's New Stroke Treatment Guidelines Establish Stent Retrievers as First-Line Endovascular Treatment for Acute Ischemic Stroke

Today, the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association (AHA/ASA) published new stroke treatment guidelines that recommend the use of stent retriever technology - such as Medtronic plc's (NYSE: MDT) SolitaireTM stent retriever device - in conjunction with the current standard of care, IV-tPA, as a first-line treatment for eligible patients.

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Coronary angiography following cardiac arrest improves survival

Performing immediate coronary angiography following cardiac arrest led to improvements in survival among patients with and without STEMI, according to a retrospective registry analysis.

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A look at cath lab pay and how you might do better

If you work in a cath lab and you would like to make more money, take some pointers from SpringBoard Healthcare’s 2015 survey. The survey results shed light on wage information from directors and managers to nurses and techs.

OCT tops IVUS, NIRS for predicting periprocedural MI

And the winner is … optical coherence tomography (OCT). A head-to-head comparison of three imaging modalities found that OCT was the sole independent predictor of periprocedural MI in patients with coronary artery disease.

CCTA and MPI in acute chest pain patients yield similar outcomes, resource use

After 40 months of follow-up, patients with acute chest pain had similar outcomes and resource utilization whether they were randomized to undergo coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) or myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) at an inner city medical center. The primary outcome of cardiac catheterizations not leading to revascularization was similar in the groups.

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Early results find fused fluoro/echo imaging system effective in kids with CHD

Researchers from Children’s Hospital Colorado have had success using a fused fluoroscopic and echocardiographic imaging system in children with congenital heart disease, a patient population that typically has not used the system.

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