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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Heart disease in women often misdiagnosed as stress

WASHINGTONCoronary heart disease symptoms presented in the context of a stressful life event were identified as psychogenic when presented by women and organic when presented by men, which could help explain why there is often a delay in the assessment of women with heart disease, according to research presented at the 20th annual Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) conference.

GE, Radi Medical partner to integrate wireless FFR into cath lab

GE Healthcare and Radi Medical Systems (Uppsala, Sweden) on Monday announced a development and marketing and sales initiative to integrate Radi Medical Systems PressureWire Aeris, a wireless fractional flow reserve (FFR) technology, into GEs Mac-Lab IT hemodynamic recording system.

Acist opens new U.S. headquarters

Acist Medical Systems, part of the Milan, Italy-based Bracco Group and a manufacturer of contrast media injection systems, Tuesday opened its new U.S. corporate headquarters in Eden Prairie, Minn.

JACC: New MRI method may assist in predicting success of treatment for a-fib

Noninvasive imaging of the left atrial (LA) wall with MRI is a recent advancement and a powerful tool to evaluate injury related to radiofrequency (RF) energy delivery during atrial fibrillation (AF) ablation, according to a study in the Oct. 7 issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

Ultrasound contrast gains a champion with new society

A new international and cross-disciplinary professional society, the International Contrast Ultrasound Society (ICUS), has been formed to overcome challenges in the field of contrast ultrasound and increasing contrasts role in improving patient care worldwide.

Radiology: CTA more cost-efficient than MPI SPECT

The utilization of CT angiography (CTA) in individuals without known coronary artery disease (CAD) results in lower healthcare costs compared to myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) with SPECT, according to research published this month in Radiology.

Circulation: Operating risk lowers for PMR after MI

Prompt diagnosis and aggressive therapeutic approach is important forpatients incurring papillary muscle rupture (PMR) after acute MI,according to a study published online Sept. 22 in Circulation.

ACC top brass discuss Senate probe, industrys role in cardiovascular care

While there needs to be improved transparency concerning the financial relationships between physicians, associations and the medical device and pharmaceutical industry, those entities can also play an important developmental and fiscal role in improving cardiovascular care, according to Jack Lewin, MD, and Douglas Weaver, MD, CEO and president, respectively, of the American College of Cardiology (ACC).

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