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IVUS-guided PCI boosts outcomes for AMI patients

A new study in JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions highlights multiple long-term benefits of IVUS-guided PCI compared to angiography-guided PCI. 

Diabetes with cardiomyopathy associated with heightened heart failure risk

At this time, however, clinicians lack an intervention that specifically targets this combination of complications. 

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CAC scores not always reliable for ruling out obstructive CAD

Researchers tracked data from more than 23,000 patients, encountering an 'apparent paradox' along the way. 

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Patients often 'orphaned' after aortic dissection, increasing their risk of complications

“These patients are at ongoing risk for aortic complications, reintervention and death," one researcher said. "What’s particularly alarming is that these risks do not subside over time."

TCT 2021 now offering free virtual attendance

The three-day event is sponsored by the Cardiovascular Research Foundation.

Researchers, take note: Nonfatal MI not a surrogate for all-cause or cardiovascular mortality

The new study, published in JAMA Internal Medicine, examined data from 144 different randomized clinical trials.

American Heart Association supports latest COVID-19 vaccine recommendations, including 'mixing and matching' of booster shots

The group says it also still supports wearing masks when indoors and practicing social distancing. 

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Cardiologists use TTE to screen CAD patients for abdominal aortic aneurysms

TTE, researchers wrote, was "as good as abdominal ultrasound" when it came to screening for AAA. 

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Key takeaways from RSNA 2024 for AI, CT, MRI and the radiology staffing shortage

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Use of AI opportunistic screening in CT for cardiovascular disease

Ron Blankstein, MD, professor of radiology, Harvard Medical School, explains the use of artificial intelligence to detect heart disease in non-cardiac CT exams.