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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ASNC: Pharmacologic stress update: Adenosine A2a agonists

Exercise myocardial perfusion SPECT imaging has its advantages; however, the number of people who cannot exercise continues to increase. The use of pharmacologic stress imaging is on the rise and a new class of stressors the "denosons" promises to advance stress imaging even further.

AIM: Rosuvastatin decreases CVD events in patients 70+

For older patients without hyperlipidemia, but with heightened high-sensitivity C-reactive protein levels, rosuvastatin (Crestor; AstraZeneca) can decrease incidence rates of major cardiovascular events (MACE), according to a substudy of the JUPITER trial published April 20 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.

Spacelabs releases two ECG devices

Spacelabs Healthcare has launched its CardioExpress SL12 and SL6 ECG devices to acquire 12-lead ECG data from cardiac patients.

Edwards' Q1 income slips due to increased spending

Edwards Lifesciences, a developer of heart valves and hemodynamic monitoring, has reported net income for the quarter, which ended March 31, of $47.7 million, compared with net income of $60.5 million for the same period in 2009.

Vital to develop pediatric cardiac app with Arkansas Children's Hospital

Advanced visualization developer Vital Images is collaborating with Arkansas Children's Hospital of Little Rock to develop a Vitrea pediatric cardiac application designed to meet cardiac features and patient care requirements presented by pediatric patients.

In developed countries, most CKD patients die of cardiovascular causes

Because renal replacement therapies have limited access in countries of low and middle income, most patients worldwide with chronic kidney disease (CKD) will die from kidney failure without receiving dialysis or transplantation. In developed countries, many more people will die from cardiovascular disease rather than progress to kidney failure requiring renal replacement, based on a global report published April 8 in the Lancet.

First-ever European guidelines issued on preventing diabetes

Europe's first continent-wide guidelines on how to prevent type 2 diabetes were launched April 9 at the 6th World Congress on Prevention of Diabetes and its Complications in Dresden, Germany. The guidelines are the result of a six-year collaboration of multidisciplinary teams from multiple countries.

TeraRecon updates Aquarius iNtuition with iPad support

TeraRecon, a developer of advanced visualization and decision support technologies, has released version 4.4.5 of its Aquarius iNtuition advanced visualization server-based software suite, including support for the newly-released iPad.

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