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
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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Oncology & Cancer
Will chemo cause heart failure? A new test may have answers
Yale doctors have developed a technique to predict whether cancer patients receiving a common chemotherapy drug are likely to experience heart failure as a result.
Jun 19, 2020
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Cardiology
Heart fat captures researchers' attention
Everyone has it. It's been known about for hundreds of years. But only recently have scientists begun to unravel its mysteries.
Jun 12, 2020
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Cardiology
Sometimes, a non-invasive procedure will suffice
When a patient complains about chest pain, diagnosis will usually involve catheter angiography to evaluate the adequacy of blood supply to the heart. Researchers from Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin have now established ...
Jun 25, 2019
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Cardiology
Study confirms diagnostic accuracy of non-invasive technology for heart pain
One-year follow-up results show that a newer, non-invasive technology to evaluate heart pain provided a reliable way to identify which patients had dangerous artery blockages, according to a study co-led by the Duke Clinical ...
Mar 19, 2019
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Cardiology
Lung scans of COPD patients can reveal heart disease—and death risk
TUESDAY, Oct. 2, 2018 (American Heart Association)—People with the chronic lung disease known as COPD often get chest CT scans so that doctors can look inside their lungs.
Oct 2, 2018
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Cardiology
Even the fittest middle-aged athletes can't outrun cardiovascular risk factors
Middle-aged adults are exercising more and living longer, but new research from the University of British Columbia suggests that even the fittest among them are not immune to cardiovascular disease—and they often don't ...
Aug 31, 2018
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Cardiology
Cardiac hybrid imaging an effective tool for predicting heart attacks
Cardiac hybrid imaging with CT and nuclear stress testing is an excellent long-term predictor of adverse cardiac events like heart attacks in patients being evaluated for coronary artery disease, according to a study published ...
Jul 3, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Chest CT is increasingly being used in COPD assessment
(HealthDay)—Chest computed tomography (CT) is increasingly being used, and can provide additional insight, in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), according to research published online June 29 in the American ...
Jul 13, 2017
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