Cardiac Imaging: Page 33

Cardiac MRI beats SPECT for predicting heart events

By Wayne Forrest

Cardiovascular MRI is a better prognosticator of risk for serious cardiovascular events than SPECT, regardless of a person's risk factors, angiography results, or initial treatment, according to a study published online in the Annals of Internal Medicine.

May 11, 2016

Acutus Medical receives CE Mark for 2 products

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Heart rhythm software developer Acutus Medical has received the CE Mark for its AcQMap high-resolution imaging and mapping system, as well as its AcQMap catheter.

May 4, 2016

Biotronik gets FDA clearance for defibrillator

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Biomedical device company Biotronik has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for its Iperia ProMRI HF-T cardiac resynchronization defibrillator.

May 3, 2016

Guidelines issued for imaging prosthetic heart valves

By Eric Barnes

New guidelines for multimodality imaging and diagnosis of prosthetic heart valves have been issued by the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging.

May 3, 2016

ESTRO: Lung cancer radiotherapy linked to noncancer deaths

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Treating patients who have early-stage non-small cell lung cancer with stereotactic body radiation therapy is associated with a small but increased risk of death from causes other than cancer, according to research presented at the European Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology (ESTRO) conference.

May 3, 2016

Visceral fat tied to coronary disease

By Eric Barnes

When it comes to the risk of coronary artery disease, not all fat is created equal, say Hungarian researchers. They found that at least one type of visceral fat correlates with the presence of coronary artery disease.

May 3, 2016

CCTA falls short in detecting culprit plaque

By Eric Barnes

In a population of myocardial infarction patients spanning 10 years of clinical practice, coronary CT angiography (CCTA) showed only limited ability to detect culprit lesions in the coronary arteries that went on to cause heart attacks -- though its positive predictive value was perfect, researchers concluded.

April 20, 2016

U.K. launches massive scanning project

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

A U.K. research organization said it has launched a large study across the country that will involve scanning more than 100,000 participants to transform the way medicine looks at a wide variety of diseases including dementia, arthritis, cancer, heart attacks, and stroke.

April 17, 2016

Cardiac cath radiation exacts toll on health personnel

By Brian Casey

Radiation from cardiac catheterization procedures is taking a heavy toll on cath lab personnel, according to a new study published April 12 in Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions. Italian researchers found higher rates of orthopedic problems, cataracts, skin lesions, and even anxiety and depression in cath lab workers.

April 13, 2016

European heart group cancels Turkey meeting

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The European Association for Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation has canceled its annual EuroPRevent meeting scheduled to take place in Turkey next month due to safety concerns.

April 12, 2016

AuntMinnieEurope.com Cardiac Imaging Insider

By Eric Barnes

April 11, 2016

CCTA halves adverse events in SCOT-HEART trial

By Eric Barnes

A trial comparing the use of coronary CT angiography (CCTA) to standard care alone in more than 4,000 chest pain patients revealed sharply reduced event rates and fewer negative angiographies when CCTA was used to guide patient management, according to results published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

April 11, 2016

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