Recent studies have shown that a 64-detector CT angiography utilizing prospective electrocardiographic (ECG) gating produces a quality image but considerably reduced patient radiation dose when compared to retrospective ECG ...
May 4, 2011
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New ultra-high-resolution CT technology enables excellent image quality and accurate diagnosis of coronary artery disease in high-risk patients, a potentially significant benefit for people previously ineligible for noninvasive ...
Jun 20, 2023
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A non-invasive imaging technique for detecting coronary artery disease activity in patients with myocardial infarction did not predict the primary endpoint of all coronary events but did predict all-cause mortality and cardiac ...
Aug 29, 2022
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A registry -which includes every patient in Sweden having percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for the treatment of acute and stable coronary artery disease- has found that PCI implantations using a new generation of ...
Jan 9, 2012
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In the majority of cases, graft failure after heart transplantation is attributable to abnormalities like severe coronary artery disease. As donors with extended criteria like advanced age and pre-existing heart conditions ...
Apr 25, 2023
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Results from the SCAAR study, presented at the ESC Congress 2011 today, showed that Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI) with "new generation" Drug Eluting Stents, was associated with a 38% lower risk of clinically meaningful ...
Aug 30, 2011
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In the first large, randomized head-to-head comparison of two methods of evaluating patients' need for a stent in their coronary artery, patients who were evaluated using a technique that measures blood flow through the artery ...
Apr 4, 2022
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A highly detailed CT scan of the heart can safely and quickly rule out the possibility of a heart attack among many patients who come to hospital emergency rooms with chest pain, according to the results of a study that will ...
Mar 26, 2012
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In a study that included nearly 38,000 patients, those diagnosed with nonobstructive coronary artery disease (CAD) had a significantly increased risk of heart attack or death one year after diagnosis, according to a study ...
Nov 4, 2014
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In a guideline update issued by the Canadian Cardiovascular Society/Canadian Association of Interventional Cardiology and published online Oct. 28 in the Canadian Journal of Cardiology, new recommendations are presented regarding ...
Dec 23, 2023
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