Cardiac Imaging: Page 61

AuntMinnieEurope.com Cardiac Imaging Insider

By Eric Barnes

September 10, 2012

Chest pain diagnosis edges toward perfusion

By Eric Barnes

The use of cardiac CT for chest pain is evolving toward the use of perfusion CT imaging before intervention, according to a discussion on the triage of patients with suspected coronary artery disease.

September 10, 2012

WMIC: Landscape changes for coronary artery disease cases

By Cormac Sheridan

DUBLIN - The management of patients with chronic coronary artery disease is moving rapidly from simple diagnosis to guidance of therapy and the prevention of future cardiac events, a Finnish researcher told delegates at the World Molecular Imaging Congress (WMIC).

September 6, 2012

Biotronik begins ICD MRI study

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

German biomedical device company Biotronik has initiated its Prospective Assessment of Risk Factors for Appropriate ICD Intervention in Patients with Ischemic Cardiomyopathy (PARCADIA) multicenter study.

August 30, 2012

Debate: Can cardiac MRI replace nuclear imaging?

By Dr. Sven Plein and Dr. Erick Alexanderson Rosas

A debate was held during the European Society of Cardiology's annual congress as to whether cardiac MRI can replace nuclear imaging. Dr. Sven Plein, PhD, from the U.K. and Dr. Erick Alexanderson Rosas from Mexico weigh in.

August 29, 2012

ESC: South Asians have aggressive, diffuse arterial calcification

By Philip Ward

MUNICH - A joint Swedish and U.K. study involving CT angiography and calcium scoring has found that angina patients of South Asian origin have more aggressive and diffuse arterial calcification compared with Caucasians, researchers reported at the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) meeting.

August 29, 2012

ESC: Germans pinpoint causes of misdiagnoses in coronary CTA

By Philip Ward

MUNICH - False-positive diagnoses in coronary CT angiography are most frequently caused by regional vessel calcification and motion artifacts, German researchers noted on Monday at the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) annual meeting.

August 28, 2012

Japanese earthquake, tsunami had cardiovascular effects

By Erik L. Ridley

In addition to a high death toll and widespread devastation, the Japanese earthquake and tsunami in March also resulted in an increase in heart failure, acute coronary syndrome, stroke, cardiopulmonary arrest, and pneumonia, according to research presented at the European Society of Cardiology this week in Munich.

August 28, 2012

ESC: 320-detector-row CTA plus perfusion helps triage patients

By Eric Barnes

A two-step heart test consisting of 320-detector-row CT angiography (CTA) followed by CT perfusion helps separate patients who need invasive angiography from those who do not, according to results of the international CORE 320 study presented on Monday at the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) annual meeting in Munich.

August 27, 2012

GE gets CE Mark for Discovery IGS730 angio system

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

GE Healthcare has received CE Mark approval for its Discovery IGS730 interventional x-ray system.

August 27, 2012

ESC: 3T MRI characterizes cocaine cardiotoxicity in addicts

By Philip Ward

MUNICH - Cardiovascular MR at 3 tesla is proving effective for detecting heart disease among cocaine addicts, Spanish researchers reported on Sunday at the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) annual meeting.

August 27, 2012

ESC: Fractional flow reserve CT finds vessels causing ischemia

By Eric Barnes

Fractional flow reserve CT in patients with significant stenosis can distinguish those with coronary artery disease who need revascularization from those who don't, concluded a study presented this week at the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) meeting in Munich and published concurrently in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

August 26, 2012

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