Kumamoto University researchers discover that combining two advanced heart imaging techniques can predict life-threatening ...

Kumamoto University researchers discover that combining two advanced heart imaging techniques can predict life-threatening ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Coronary CTA is as useful as direct invasive coronary angiography when evaluating stable chest pain. Coronary CT ...

Cardiac computed tomography (cardiac CT) includes coronary CT angiography (CTA) as well as using CT technology to assess disease of the cardiac valves, aorta and pericardium. This examination requires ...

Česky: Koronární arterie s anglickým popisem English: heart with coronary arteries (Photo credit: Wikipedia According to a recent study in the New England Journal of Medicine, using coronary CT scans ...

A routine heart scan might soon do more than just check for clogged arteries; it could act as a crystal ball for your cardiac ...

Background Rapid access chest pain (RACP) clinics are designed to expedite cardiac assessment, but current pathways cause ...

Computed tomography and coronary angiography are typically used to save or improve lives, not to investigate deaths. But for adults who die suddenly in the absence of suspicious circumstances, the use ...

WASHINGTON, DC — Should clinicians take action when an asymptomatic patient has a coronary CT scan that shows nonobstructive plaque, or should these patients not have these scans in the first place?

New data show early coronary CT angiography (CTA) can accurately rule out coronary stenosis in patients presenting with non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndrome (NSTEACS), potentially sparing ...

Radiation doses from scans used to diagnose heart and vascular disease vary widely, and they could be reduced significantly if strategies for minimizing exposure were more widely followed, a new study ...

As technology offers more tools to help diagnose heart disease, you may need to adjust your approach. Here’s the latest on one of those new tools. One of the greatest challenges facing primary-care ...