Cardiovascular Radiology: Page 31

OCT identifies heart patients who can forgo stenting

By Eric Barnes

As many as one-fourth of heart attack patients who would normally have a stent implanted can forgo the procedure in favor of conservative management based on the results of optical coherence tomography (OCT), concluded U.S. researchers in a presentation at the European Society of Cardiology congress (ESC 2016) in Rome.

September 1, 2016

ESC: CT is effective gatekeeper for invasive angio

By Eric Barnes

In stable patients with chest pain and suspected coronary artery disease, using coronary CT angiography to guide the selective use of invasive coronary angiography is safer and less expensive than sending patients directly to angiography, according to results presented on Monday at the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) congress in Rome.

August 31, 2016

Pope Francis visits final day of ESC 2016

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

ROME - His Holiness Pope Francis visited the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) congress on its final day, giving a short address to attendees at the meeting.

August 30, 2016

ESC: How do cardiologists use Twitter?

By Philip Ward

ROME - Tweeting cardiologists are an even rarer breed than tweeting radiologists, it seems. Scottish researchers could only identify 94 cardiologists who use Twitter, 55 of whom are based in the U.S., delegates at the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) annual congress learned on Tuesday.

August 30, 2016

Achenbach: Barriers with radiology are coming down

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

ROME - The longstanding barriers between radiology and cardiology are gradually breaking down, cardiac imaging pioneer Dr. Stephan Achenbach said at the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) annual congress on Tuesday.

August 29, 2016

ESC: No benefit in treating extracoronary lesions

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Treating asymptomatic extracoronary artery disease provides no extra benefit to high-risk patients compared with a less aggressive approach that treats only symptomatic disease, according to a report presented on Monday at the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) congress in Rome.

August 29, 2016

ESC: Danes shed new light on CT and chest pain

By Philip Ward

ROME - In patients with chest pain, should you use cardiac CT or functional testing? A large study from Denmark presented on Monday at the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) annual congress found advantages and disadvantages to the cardiac CT-based approach.

August 29, 2016

GE unveils new Vivid scanner at ESC 2016

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

GE Healthcare is introducing a new high-end compact cardiovascular ultrasound system at this week's European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Congress in Rome.

August 28, 2016

ESC: Italian earthquake won't affect congress

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The European Society of Cardiology (ESC) has moved to reassure attendees the ESC's annual scientific congress, which begins this Saturday in Rome, will take place as scheduled.

August 24, 2016

4D flow MRI shows smallest hint of LV dysfunction

By Eric Barnes

Four-dimensional flow MRI can depict even subtle changes in left ventricular (LV) function, bringing new insight to the diagnosis of patients with mild left ventricular dysfunction and remodeling, concludes a study published on 17 August in PLOS One.

August 22, 2016

Pope Francis to grace ESC Congress

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Pope Francis will briefly attend the closing session of the upcoming European Society of Cardiology (ESC), to be held in Rome later this month.

August 17, 2016

Philips to offer new products at ESC congress

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Philips Healthcare plans to showcase a number of new products at this year's annual congress of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC), which takes place in Rome later this month.

August 2, 2016

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