Cardiology
Study of cardiac imaging tests new CT-based procedure
Researchers at Emory University School of Medicine recently performed a cardiac imaging procedure that was the first of its kind completed in Georgia.
Nov 11, 2021
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Cardiology
Imaging speeds lifesaving care to stroke victims
A commonly available imaging technique can identify stroke patients most likely to benefit from a procedure to restore blood flow, a potential breakthrough in care that could save thousands of lives every year, according ...
Nov 2, 2021
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Cardiology
Systematic pressure wire assessment has no additional benefit at diagnostic angiography
Adding systematic fractional flow reserve (FFR) assessment to coronary angiography does not reduce costs or improve quality of life in patients undergoing diagnosis for chest pain, nor does it reduce major adverse cardiac ...
Aug 30, 2021
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Cardiology
Long-term survival after a heart attack or acute myocardial infarction in Australia and New Zealand
Long-term survival after a heart attack, or acute myocardial infarction (AMI) in Australia and New Zealand is comparable with the best in the world, but there is room for improvement, according to research published today ...
Jun 7, 2021
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Cardiology
Significant decline in heart attack patients who sought care at peak of pandemic
Results from a retrospective observational study, presented today at Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI) 2021 Virtual Scientific Sessions, reveal a 70% decline in the number of patients presenting ...
Apr 28, 2021
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Cardiology
New blood markers may reveal heart attack in chest pain patients
A patient arrives at hospital with chest pain. Doctors suspect heart attack and rapid diagnosis is important, but the tests to confirm it can be invasive and it could easily be something else. Could a simple blood test help ...
Apr 23, 2021
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Cardiology
Noncalcified coronary plaque burden higher in people with HIV
People living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and without known cardiovascular disease have two to three times the noncalcified coronary plaque burden of non-HIV healthy volunteers, according to a study from Canada ...
Apr 20, 2021
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Cardiology
Immediate angiography may reduce stroke treatment time, improve recovery, lower disability
Immediate angiography, rather than the standard computed tomography (CT scan), reduced stroke treatment time and was linked to improved recovery, according to late-breaking science presented today at the American Stroke Association's ...
Mar 18, 2021
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Cardiology
Study shows women less likely to survive out-of-hospital cardiac arrest than men
A study of patients resuscitated from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest shows that women have a lower likelihood of survival compared with men and are less likely to receive procedures commonly administered following cardiac ...
Dec 15, 2020
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Radiology & Imaging
AI helps detect brain aneurysms on CT angiography
A powerful type of artificial intelligence known as deep learning can help physicians detect potentially life-threatening cerebral aneurysms on CT angiography, according to a study published in the journal Radiology.
Nov 3, 2020
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