Results from routine electrocardiograms (ECGs) in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) can accurately predict later adverse events, researchers reported Oct. 28 at the Canadian Cardiovascular Congress in Toronto.

Predicting coronary heart disease with traditional risk factors may be imprecise, but adding ECGs to the mix may help, especially in the elderly patient population, according to study results published in the April 11 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.

According a study published in the March issue of the journal Radiology, radiologists now have a comparable, non-ionizing option to CT for the detection of pulmonary embolism.

Adding two MRI sequences to a common MR pulmonary angiogram (MRPA) significantly improves detection of pulmonary embolism and could provide an alternative to CT angiography (CTA) for diagnosis, according to a study published in the April issue of Radiology.

Technological improvements in image acquisition and software processing in nuclear cardiology should allow physicians to shave patient imaging times dramatically or cut radiation doses fourfold, according to a new preferred practice statement from the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology (ASNC).

Evidence-based decision support programs may be able to reduce the number of unnecessary CT pulmonary angiographic exams used to evaluate pulmonary emboli in the emergency department, according to a study published online Dec. 20 in Radiology.

Implementing a widespread, cost-effective electrocardiographic screening program for young athletes could be feasible and potentially could help reduce the rate of sudden cardiac death, according to a study published in the October issue of HeartRhythm.

There is growing concern among cardiac sonographers about the amount of radiation exposure they experience on the job and few say their workplace has a formal policy to address radiation safety for sonographers, according to a survey conducted by the American Society of Echocardiography.