Cardiac Imaging: Page 87

Atrial fibrillation tied to cognitive impairment in patients without stroke

By Reuters Health

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Sep 26 - Even in the absence of clinical stroke, atrial fibrillation (AF) is associated with impaired cognitive function and reduced hippocampal volume, according to findings from a new study.

September 25, 2008

Covidien launches generic Cardiolite

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Radiopharmaceutical firm Covidien has launched a generic version of Cardiolite, the technetium sestamibi radiopharmaceutical for SPECT myocardial perfusion imaging.

September 22, 2008

Marathoners show higher-than-expected heart risks

By Reuters Health

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Sep 17 - Some older marathon runners may have a greater chance of suffering a heart attack than their risk factors belie, study results suggest. Researchers calculated marathoners' Framingham Risk Score and also used CT scans to calculate each runner's coronary calcium score.

September 16, 2008

Warfarin safely continued during coronary angiography

By Reuters Health

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Sep 9 - The results of a new study suggest that patients receiving long-term warfarin therapy do not need to stop the drug prior to coronary angiography.

September 8, 2008

TomTec launches new echo mode

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

TomTec Imaging Systems has launched 2D Cardiac Performance Analysis, a new package for its CardioArena echocardiography PACS software.

September 1, 2008

MRI can provide safe imaging for pediatric heart patients

By Wayne Forrest

Cardiovascular MRI can be performed safely, with low risk and limited hemodynamic changes, on infants with congenital heart disease, according to a study conducted at the Heart and Diabetes Center in Bad Oeynhausen, Germany.

August 28, 2008

Cardiac function normal in children with perinatal glucocorticoid exposure

By Reuters Health

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Aug 25 - Perinatal glucocorticoid therapy to reduce the incidence and severity of chronic lung disease in preterm infants does not appear to harm cardiac function in childhood, according to a retrospective Dutch study.

August 24, 2008

Philips to aid EU heart study

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Philips Healthcare will participate in a new research project funded by the European Union called euHeart, designed to improve the diagnosis, therapy planning, and treatment of cardiovascular disease.

August 19, 2008

Agfa integrates Barco 3D software

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Image display and advanced visualization firm Barco said that a new version of its Voxar 3D advanced visualization software has been integated into Agfa HealthCare's Impax PACS software.

August 18, 2008

Quantitative stress echo can reliably find coronary artery disease

By Erik L. Ridley

Quantitative stress echocardiography with contrast-based myocardial blood flow measurements can successfully detect coronary artery disease, according to research published online in Heart.

August 17, 2008

Liver fat a key determinant of 'metabolically benign obesity'

By Reuters Health

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Aug 12 - Close to one-third of obese individuals are "metabolically healthy" and at low risk for heart disease, whereas a quarter of normal-weight individuals are metabolically abnormal with numerous cardiac risk factors, according to two reports in the August 11/25 issue of the Archives of Internal Medicine.

August 11, 2008

Siemens completes Northampton installations

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Siemens Healthcare has installed its Artis zee cardiac angiography system and its Somatom Definition AS CT scanner at Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust in the U.K.

August 11, 2008

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