Cardiovascular Radiology: Page 71

ESC: Cardiac CT gains steadily against angiography
By John Brosky
PARIS - Angiography is invasive, costly, and too logistically cumbersome to be used as a diagnostic examination to rule out stenosis. That was the view of Dr. Stephan Achenbach, expressed in a heated debate during the European Society of Cardiology's (ESC) annual congress.
August 30, 2011
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Heart valves and toasters: Call for new EU rules
By Reuters Health
PARIS (Reuters) - Pacemakers and electric toasters have little in common, yet in Europe the same regulatory framework covers both, and a growing number of doctors think the system is no longer up to the job. The issue has come to the fore at the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) congress.
August 29, 2011
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ESC: MRI shows balloon pumps don't reduce infarct size
By Wayne Forrest
Using MRI, researchers have found that intra-aortic balloon pump counterpulsation prior to percutaneous coronary intervention in patients with ST segment elevation myocardial infarction does not reduce infarct size, according to a study presented on Tuesday at the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) congress in Paris.
August 29, 2011
Siemens highlights new Acuson SC 2000 version
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Siemens Healthcare is presenting version 2.0 of its Acuson SC2000 volume imaging ultrasound system at the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) annual congress, being held in Paris from 27 to 31 August.
August 29, 2011
ESC: Cardiac MRI challenges SPECT in Paris debate
By John Brosky
PARIS - The new guidelines from the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) are unequivocal in strongly recommending functional testing before any invasive procedure for myocardial revascularization. Yet the choice of a test is left to the cardiologist who faces conflicting evidence.
August 29, 2011
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SuperSonic debuts UltraFast Doppler at WFUMB
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
French ultrasound technology firm SuperSonic Imagine has unveiled its new UltraFast Doppler technology at the World Federation for Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology (WFUMB) congress in Vienna.
August 25, 2011
X-ray-guided procedures can have protective cellular effects
By Becky McCall
Chronic exposure to low-dose radiation may have clear biological and biochemical effects that represent a cellular protective response to harmful radiation, according to a paper published in this week's European Heart Journal that examined the impact of exposure on interventional cardiologists.
August 24, 2011
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Cardiac arrest strikes young and old athletes alike
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - New research from France suggests that young, competitive athletes account for only a fraction of sports-related cardiac arrests, in which the heart stops beating without warning. Rather, most cardiac arrests may happen in adult men playing recreational sports, the study found.
August 24, 2011
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Philips rolls out new Xcelera release
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Philips Healthcare has introduced version R3.2 of its Xcelera cardiology image and information management system.
August 23, 2011
Prospective ECG-triggered cardiac CT lowers radiation dose
By Rebekah Moan
A certain type of prospective ECG-triggered cardiac CT accurately quantifies left and right ventricular function and myocardial mass in comparison with cardiac MRI, and lowers radiation dose, researchers of an online study in the European Journal of Radiology find.
August 23, 2011
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Echo before noncardiac surgery does not improve outcomes
By Eric Barnes
Patients who undergo preoperative echocardiography before surgery die slightly more often in the months following noncardiac surgery, according to a study in the British Medical Journal. However, the researchers emphasize the association does not imply a causal link.
August 22, 2011
Treatment guidelines for chronic heart failure receive overhaul
By Cynthia E. Keen
The U.K. National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) has published clinical guidelines for the diagnosis, treatment, and monitoring of chronic heart failure in adults in the August 16 issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine. These new guidelines update and make important changes compared with prior recommendations issued by NICE in 2003.
August 15, 2011
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