Cardiac Imaging: Page 86

320-detector-row CT cuts dose in triple rule-out exams

By Eric Barnes

Image quality is high and radiation dose is low when the so-called triple rule-out protocol is used with 320-detector-row CT to scan patients with chest pain, according to researchers from Berlin.

February 11, 2009

JAMA study finds wide variation in cardiac CTA dose

By Eric Barnes

Coronary CT angiography (CTA) providers are failing to protect their patients from high radiation dose -- with dose levels varying widely between facilities, according to a new multinational study in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

February 2, 2009

Pie rolls out new CAAS MRV release

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Imaging firm Pie Medical Imaging will release the new version of its CAAS MRV cardiac MR quantitative analysis software at this week's Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance (SCMR) meeting.

January 25, 2009

Thrombectomy a useful adjunct to primary PCI in STEMI: study

By Reuters Health

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Jan 21 - Manual thrombus aspiration during primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) improves myocardial reperfusion and reduces final infarct size in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), results of a European study indicate.

January 20, 2009

Flow reserve testing may improve PCI outcomes

By Reuters Health

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Jan 15 - Adding fractional flow reserve measurements to angiography may improve survival and other outcomes for patients with multivessel coronary artery disease who undergo percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) with drug-eluting stents, new research indicates.

January 14, 2009

MRI beats PET for myocardial evaluation in patients with impaired LV function

By Eric Barnes

While MRI is known to detect more myocardial scarring than PET in patients with occlusive coronary artery disease, a new study suggests that contrast-enhanced MRI can make a critical difference in treatment planning for revascularization candidates with severely impaired left ventricular (LV) function.

January 8, 2009

Merit adds to product line

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Disposable products developer Merit Medical Systems has added two new devices to its product line and received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its contrast management system.

December 29, 2008

Stem cells preserve cardiac structure and function in porcine model of acute MI

By Reuters Health

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Dec 24 - Intramyocardial transfer of cord blood-derived stem cells improves left ventricular function and prevents scar formation in a porcine model of acute MI, German investigators report in the January issue of Heart.

December 23, 2008

Normal heart function seen in most pediatric septic shock survivors

By Reuters Health

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Dec 3 - Most children who survive septic shock exhibit normal cardiac function, although a few patients will have rhythm disturbances and decreased ventricular function, according to Dutch researchers. They compared ECG and echocardiographic data from pediatric septic shock survivors and healthy control patients.

December 2, 2008

Biotronik launches EchoCRT trial in Europe

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Biomedical device company Biotronik of Berlin announced the enrollment of the first European patients in a clinical trial to investigate the efficacy of echocardiography-guided cardiac resynchronization therapy (EchoCRT).

December 2, 2008

Bioabsorbable coronary stents shrink after implant

By Reuters Health

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Nov 30 - A novel bioabsorbable everolimus-eluting coronary stent shrinks in size following implant, and the extent of recoil may be influenced by the lesion involved, Dutch and Spanish researchers report in the November 11 issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

November 29, 2008

Medis, TomTec launch cardiac software

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Medis Medical Imaging Systems and TomTec Imaging Systems have launched a joint cardiac imaging and analysis product for angiography and ultrasound.

November 24, 2008

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