Cardiovascular Radiology: Page 35

European heart group cancels Turkey meeting

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The European Association for Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation has canceled its annual EuroPRevent meeting scheduled to take place in Turkey next month due to safety concerns.

April 12, 2016

AuntMinnieEurope.com Cardiac Imaging Insider

By Eric Barnes

April 11, 2016

CCTA halves adverse events in SCOT-HEART trial

By Eric Barnes

A trial comparing the use of coronary CT angiography (CCTA) to standard care alone in more than 4,000 chest pain patients revealed sharply reduced event rates and fewer negative angiographies when CCTA was used to guide patient management, according to results published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

April 11, 2016

MRI rules out competing diagnoses in ARVC/D

By Eric Barnes

Cardiac MRI (CMR) can diagnose arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy/dysplasia (ARVC/D) where other modalities fail, and it can even identify conditions that mimic the disease -- good news considering that timely treatment can often prevent sudden cardiac death.

April 10, 2016

Echo groups update LV diastolic function guideline

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

New recommendations for evaluating left ventricular (LV) diastolic function with echocardiography have been released by the American Society of Echocardiography and the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging.

March 29, 2016

Swedish group finds unstable plaques with ultrasound

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

A research team from Lund University in Sweden has developed an ultrasound-based method for detecting unstable plaques in the carotid artery, potentially adding a new tool in the fight for earlier detection of cardiovascular diseases such as heart attack and stroke.

March 23, 2016

Top 5 trends from ECR 2016 in Vienna

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

As the European radiological community draws a collective breath from ECR 2016, it's a perfect time to reflect on the meeting and identify the major trends affecting medical imaging. Here are five central themes that circulated the halls of the Austria Center Vienna at this year's congress.

March 8, 2016

Toshiba releases new cardiac MRI system

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Toshiba Medical Systems has launched global sales of its new Vantage Titan/cS Edition 1.5-tesla MRI scanner for cardiac imaging.

March 7, 2016

Sleep duration not associated with heart disease

By Eric Barnes

VIENNA - Getting enough sleep may have profound effects on health, but sleep duration has no effect on the development of coronary artery disease, researchers reported on Friday at ECR 2016.

March 4, 2016

Follow 3 essential steps for effective cardiothoracic imaging

By Frances Rylands-Monk

The cross-over in presentation between cardiac and pulmonary problems and their shared risk factors has led to growing demand for comprehensive cardiothoracic imaging for cardiopulmonary patients. There are three vital requirements for thorough and effective cardiothoracic imaging, according to Dr. Edwin van Beek, PhD.

March 3, 2016

Triple rule-out CT offers one-stop shop for chest pain

By Erik L. Ridley

VIENNA - Because many patients presenting to the emergency department with chest pain wind up receiving follow-up testing for coronary artery disease anyway, it's worth it to perform the "one-stop shop" of triple rule-out CT, Swiss researchers reported at ECR 2016.

March 2, 2016

Automated coronary plaque analysis predicts future events

By Eric Barnes

VIENNA - Automated plaque analysis in coronary CT angiography can predict which patients with known ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction may go on to have a heart attack in the future, concluded a Wednesday presentation at ECR 2016.

March 2, 2016

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