Cardiac Imaging: Page 93

CT finds high-risk plaque with nanoparticle contrast

By Eric Barnes

A new animal study by researchers in the U.S. and France brings intriguing new possibilities to CT with its use of a nanoparticulate contrast agent administered before scanning to detect unstable atherosclerotic plaques. The group aims to someday detect human plaques at the greatest risk of rupture while there is time to prevent it.

May 10, 2007

Hansen ships Sensei catheter in Europe

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Robotic technology developer Hansen Medical of Mountain View, CA, has begun shipments in Europe of its Sensei robotic catheter system.

May 2, 2007

Cardiac function impaired among smokers, even when they're young and fit

By Reuters Health

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Apr 12 - There is little information regarding the effects of smoking on cardiac function in young adults, researchers from Poland note in a new study published in Chest. Their goal was to use echocardiography to determine multiple measures of left and right ventricular diastolic function, and to see if smoking caused functional impairment.

April 11, 2007

Cordis debuts PTCA dilatation catheter

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Johnson & Johnson subsidiary Cordis Endovascular has introduced its Dura Star Rx percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) dilatation catheter in Europe.

April 9, 2007

TomTec to expand into MRI

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Ultrasound visualization developer TomTec Imaging Systems is moving into MRI. The firm is previewing its left ventricular (LV) analysis software for cardiac applications at the American College of Cardiology (ACC) meeting in New Orleans.

March 20, 2007

GRAPPA MRA curtails gadolinium dose in peripheral arterial occlusive disease

By Shalmali Pal

Using a parallel acquisition technique can reduce the amount of gadolinium needed for intra-arterial MRI, according to Swiss imaging experts. Furthermore, a high contrast-to-noise ratio (CNR) can be achieved in the vessel lumen, they wrote in the American Journal of Roentgenology.

March 20, 2007

Reconstruction kernel dramatically affects stent evaluation

By Eric Barnes

VIENNA - If the results of a phantom study are valid in patients, the choice of reconstruction kernel with 64-slice CT has a critical impact on coronary artery stent evaluations. And as Dr. Florian Wolf explained at today's cardiac imaging sessions at the European Congress of Radiology (ECR), the evaluation of stents for detecting restenosis is critical for patient outcomes.

March 10, 2007

ACS revascularization practices not based on patient risk characteristics

By Reuters Health

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Feb 20 - Data in a multinational registry indicate that, contrary to published guidelines, low-risk patients with acute coronary syndromes (ACS) are more likely to receive percutaneous coronary interventions than those at high risk.

February 19, 2007

Drinking coffee seen not to increase the risk of myocardial infarction

By Reuters Health

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Feb 14 - Coffee consumption does not increase the risk of myocardial infarction, at least among older Swedish women, and it may even be protective, according to new study findings. The women were participating in the Swedish Mammography Cohort, a population-based study established between 1987 and 1990. The participants were followed from 1997 to 2002.

February 13, 2007

Several clinical risk factors predict mortality after acute heart failure

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Feb 1 - Increasing age, male gender, lower systolic blood pressure, and other factors are associated with increased mortality risk after hospitalization for acute heart failure, according to a report in the December 2006 issue of the European Heart Journal.

January 31, 2007

Endurance sports may harm the heart: study

By Reuters Health

LONDON (Reuters), Jan 22 - Endurance sports may cause changes in the hearts of some athletes that can lead to a rare but life-threatening condition which causes an abnormal heart rate and rhythm, Belgium researchers said on Monday.

January 22, 2007

Conor wins British patent victory

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Conor Medsystems reported that the Court of Appeal in the U.K. unanimously upheld the decision of the High Court of Justice to revoke the U.K. portion of European Patent 0 706 376 B1 to Angiotech Pharmaceuticals.

January 15, 2007

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