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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Circulation: Most evidence-based strategies can IMPROVE HF

Five of the seven evidence-based strategies within the IMPROVE HF program improved heart failure care in cardiology practices, according to a study published online July 26 in Circulation.

AAPM: C-arm radiation scatter least at head & feet

PHILADELPHIARadiation scatter about the patient during abdominal fluoroscopic procedures is not isotropic, and staff would receive reduced dose if positioned at the head or feet, rather than laterally, according to a study presented July 19 at the annual meeting of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM).

Bos Sci launches MultiSENSE trial to test CRT-D monitoring

Boston Scientific has enrolled the first patient in its MultiSENSE clinical trial which is designed to evaluate multiple physiologic sensors in its Cognis cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillators (CRT-Ds).

National Cardio Labs settles whistleblower suit for $3.6M

The government has finalized a settlement of a whistleblower lawsuit in which heart monitoring services provider National Cardio Labs will pay $3.6 million to resolve allegations that it defrauded government healthcare programs.

AngioDynamics expands power-injectable port line

AngioDynamics has expanded its line of power-injectable ports, Smart Port CT, to include low-profile and mini models for repeat treatments and use with CT.

Study: Telephone-based diabetes management could save $3M

For high risk Medicare Advantage patients with diabetes and coronary artery disease, use of a telephone-based disease management program has shown a decline in the number of inpatient hospital admissions and overall hospital costs, according to a study presented June 21 at the 92nd annual Endocrine Society meeting in San Diego.

New ASE guidelines offer clarity for right ventricular assessment

The American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) has published new guidelines to improve the existing norms of the right heart in the July issue of the Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography. The recommended procedures will establish a more uniform method of evaluating the size and function of the right ventricle, said the society.

JAMA: Aggressive BP goals may be risky for diabetics with CAD

For diabetic patients with hypertension and coronary artery disease (CAD), keeping systolic blood pressures below 130 mm Hg did not improve cardiovascular outcomes, according to the INVEST trial published July 7 in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

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