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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Novel Views of Vulnerable Plaque

Revelations about the cause of MI have led researchers to seek out new ways to address coronary artery disease through imaging vulnerable plaque.

Imaging may extend golden window for stroke treatment

CT Angiography Source Images may help predict which patients suffering from ischemic stroke will benefit from endovascular therapy, according to preliminary results of the Stroke Treatment and Revascularization Therapy (START) trial presented July 24 at the Society of NeuroInterventional Surgerys annual meeting in San Diego.

Western providers largely missing from U.S. News top-ranked heart hospitals

U.S News and World Report issued its much-publicized hospital rankings, including the 50 top-ranked hospitals for cardiology and heart surgery, and outside of two hospitals in Los Angeles, no other Western facilities made it into the top 30.

Cleveland Clinics Marwick heads back Down Under

Thomas H. Marwick, MD, PhD, MPH, a staff cardiologist and cardiovascular imaging section head at the Cleveland Clinic, will take over the position of director of the Menzies Research Institute Tasmania at the University of Tasmania, Australia. The move will allow him to return to his homeland.

ACC Corner | Imagings Journey to the High Road

Over the past several years, the practice of medicine has faced considerable headwinds. Likewise, cardiovascular imaging has been challenged on a number of different fronts, ranging from growing public concern over radiation exposure, reductions in reimbursement and increased denials by third-party payors.

California Dreaming: Avoiding CT Dose Law Nightmares

Starting this month, California facilities will be required to record dose from every CT study performed. Their peers are watching in anticipation that other states may follow suit.

Back Page | On Culture, Cath Labs and Keeping Talent

A cath labs culture plays a key role in staff recruitment and retention. But what contributes to a good or bad culture?

Statins seem to work as well in women, but do we really know?

Statin therapy appears to be associated with reduced risk of recurrent cardiovascular events in men and women, but does not appear to be associated with reduced all-cause mortality or stroke in women, according to a report of a meta-analysis published June 25 in the Archives of Internal Medicine. However, the researchers, the accompanying commentary and the editor of the journal all called for more research to be conducted in women.

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