Cardiac Imaging: Page 95

Drug-eluting stents perform best in small coronary lesions
By Reuters Health
BARCELONA, Spain (Reuters Health), Sep 6 - Drug-eluting stents are most advantageous when used in small coronary arteries or in bypass grafts, according to findings from a team of Swiss cardiologists who reported their results at the 15th World Congress of Cardiology here.
September 5, 2006
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Multislice CT almost as good as IVUS in acute coronary syndromes
By Edward Susman
BARCELONA - In the early stage of acute coronary syndrome, 16-slice multidetector-row CT can locate the culprit lesion, according to a presentation this week at the European Society of Cardiology's World Congress of Cardiology. Researchers from University Hospital in Bordeaux, France compared 16-slice CT to 40-MHz catheter-based intravascular ultrasound (IVUS).
September 5, 2006
Low ankle-brachial index: atherosclerosis risk factor
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Aug 23 - A low ankle-brachial index (ABI) is prevalent in patients with established atherothrombotic disease and is present in nearly one-third of those at risk, report investigators with the international "a Global Atherothrombosis Assessment (AGATHA)" study.
August 22, 2006
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Coronary calcification slows after kidney transplantation
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Aug 15 - In patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) who undergo kidney transplantation, coronary artery calcification (CAC) progresses in the early post-transplant period, but slows thereafter, research shows.
August 14, 2006
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Coronary stent loss uncommon, but can have serious consequences
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Aug 14 - As they report in the American Journal of Cardiology for August 1, Dr. Juergen Kammler and colleagues from General Hospital Linz in Austria assessed with CT the occurrence of coronary stent loss in 7,139 stent implantation procedures performed at their hospital between 1995 and 2004.
August 13, 2006
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Free fat acids independently associated with cardiovascular mortality
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Aug 4 - Levels of free fat acids are associated with mortality in patients with coronary artery disease, Austrian and German researchers report. They examined data from 3,315 Caucasian subjects in an ongoing study of coronary artery disease. The patients were followed for a median of 5.38 years and all subjects underwent coronary angiography at baseline.
August 3, 2006
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Sirolimus stents safe and effective for patients with restenosis
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Aug 1 - Sirolimus-eluting stent implantation appears to be safe and effective in restenosis patients originally treated with bare metal stents, Italian researchers report. In the 150 patients who completed follow-up angiography, restenosis was seen in 13 (8.7%). Lesion length was an angiographic independent predictor of restenosis.
July 31, 2006
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Maternal hyperglycemia at conception linked to fetal cardiohypertrophy
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Jul 26 - Fetuses of mothers with diabetes are prone to cardiac hypertrophy, which is worsened by poor glycemic control and is probably related to fetal hyperinsulinemia, investigators in London report. However, the ventricular hypertrophy seems to represent functional adaptation.
July 25, 2006
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St. Jude Medical gets CE Mark
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Medical device manufacturer St. Jude Medical of St. Paul, MN, reported that it has received European CE Mark approval for its QuickOpt timing cycle optimization application.
June 15, 2006
Amateur marathon runners risk heart trouble
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Jun 14 - The findings are based on a study of 20 amateur athletes who ran the 2003 Boston Marathon and underwent echocardiography prior to, immediately after, and about one month after running the 26-mile race. The study was published in the European Heart Journal.
June 13, 2006
Medtronic nets French reimbursement approval
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Interventional technology firm Medtronic said it has received reimbursement approval in France for its Endeavor drug-eluting coronary stent system.
June 11, 2006
Multislice CT identifies significant coronary artery disease before valve surgery
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Jun 9 - Multislice computed tomography (MSCT) can accurately identify significant coronary artery disease prior to aortic valve replacement surgery, according to a report in the May 16th Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
June 8, 2006
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