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Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Stress tests are a thing of the past. Make way for coronary CT angiography. Wide-eyed medical students might ...

Cardiac computed tomography (cardiac CT) includes coronary CT angiography (CTA) as well as using CT technology to assess disease of the cardiac valves, aorta and pericardium. This examination requires ...

MADRID, Spain—Routine use of CT angiography after PCI for left main coronary artery disease does not lower the risk of major adverse cardiac events, results of the PULSE trial show. There was a signal ...

After controlling for known CV risk factors, all FFR-CT subgroups remained significantly associated with MI, ...

Doha: Heart disease remains the leading cause of death worldwide, claiming millions of lives each year. Early detection is the most powerful weapon in preventing its devastating consequences. Over the ...

TORONTO, ON — New data from Ontario show that almost 42% of patients with suspected coronary artery disease (CAD) who underwent a diagnostic angiogram within a 17-hospital network were found to have ...

New UK recommendations for the assessment of chest pain are prioritizing the use of CT angiography in cases where a diagnosis of stable angina cannot be excluded on the basis of a clinical assessment ...

OAK BROOK, Ill. – An advanced CT test can identify individuals with stable angina at a reduced risk of three-year adverse outcomes despite their having a high coronary artery calcium score, according ...

WASHINGTON, DC — Yet another study, this one investigating the VA healthcare system in the US, has found wide variations between hospitals in terms of how many of the angiograms they perform turn up ...

OAK BROOK, Ill. – A new study suggests that computed tomography (CT) angiography might be unnecessary in many patients suspected of having pulmonary embolism (PE), based on the results of risk ...