Coronary CTA From Clinical Uses to Emerging Technologies Coronary CTA From Clinical Uses to Emerging Technologies
Coronary CT angiography is emerging as a first-line diagnostic modality for coronary artery disease. Review its clinical applications and emerging technologies in this article.Journal of the American College of Cardiology (Source: Medscape Radiology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Radiology Headlines - December 18, 2020 Category: Radiology Tags: Cardiology Journal Article Source Type: news

CCTA effective SPECT alternative for stable chest pain
Coronary CT angiography (CCTA) is an effective alternative to SPECT imaging...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading: Machine-learning model predicts adverse cardiac outcomes How helpful is CTA for assessing coronary disease risk? CCTA predicts heart events in stable chest pain patients CCTA can cut complications and hospital stays ESC: CT is effective gatekeeper for invasive angio (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - December 7, 2020 Category: Radiology Source Type: news

COVID-19 advice may have reduced exposure to heart attack triggers
(University of Leeds) A new study suggests that COVID-19 guidance in Sweden may have reduced people's risks of having a heart attack. By using anonymous location data from mobile phones, researchers developed an aggregate picture of the activities of the Swedish population and mapped it against attendances at the country's 29 emergency cardiac angiography units. (Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases)
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - December 3, 2020 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news

Machine-learning model predicts adverse cardiac outcomes
A machine-learning algorithm for analysis of coronary CT angiography exams...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading: Consensus doc reviews CCTA for atherosclerotic plaque SCCT urges comments on CCTA payment cuts ACC recommends CCTA as first evaluation for CAD How helpful is CTA for assessing coronary disease risk? CCTA, functional tests stratify heart disease risk by age (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - December 1, 2020 Category: Radiology Source Type: news

RAPID-CTCA: No Gains from CTA in Mid- to High-Risk Suspected ACS RAPID-CTCA: No Gains from CTA in Mid- to High-Risk Suspected ACS
Fewer patients in the CTA group went on to invasive angiography compared with the standard-care group; but otherwise, routine coronary CTA didn ' t greatly alter management or outcomes.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines - November 19, 2020 Category: Cardiology Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news

Mandrola Previews AHA 2020 Mandrola Previews AHA 2020
A trial that aims to answer whether statin myalgia is drug related tops the picks. Studies on CT angiography, AF monitoring, fish oils, and a novel MRA will also feature at the 2020 American Heart Association meeting.theheart.org on Medscape (Source: Medscape Radiology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Radiology Headlines - November 10, 2020 Category: Radiology Tags: Cardiology Expert Column Source Type: news

Deep-Learning Algorithm Helps Radiologists ID Cerebral Aneurysm
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 4, 2020 -- A deep-learning algorithm can assist radiologists in detecting cerebral aneurysms on computed tomography (CT) angiography images, according to a study published online Nov. 3 in Radiology. Jiehua Yang, from the Huazhong... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - November 4, 2020 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Study: AI boosts accuracy of CT angiography in spotting brain aneurysms
Artificial intelligence systems that use deep learning could help doctors detect cerebral aneurysms on CT angiography, according to a study published Tuesday by the journal Radiology. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)
Source: Health News - UPI.com - November 3, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Apical Lung Exam on CTA Aids COVID-19 Screen in Stroke Patients
THURSDAY, Oct. 29, 2020 -- For patients presenting with acute ischemic stroke (AIS), apical lung assessment on computed tomography angiography (CTA) may be useful as part of the screening approach for COVID-19, according to a study published online... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - October 29, 2020 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

CTA spots COVID-19 in stroke patients
Scanning acute ischemic stroke patients with CT angiography (CTA) helps determine...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading: Algorithm detects LVO stroke on multiphase CTA CTA effective for detecting arterial bleeding Dual-energy CT, CTA reveal COVID-19 lung patterns How helpful is CTA for assessing coronary disease risk? COVID-19 neuro findings marked by mental status, stroke (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - October 29, 2020 Category: Radiology Source Type: news

Off Target: Optimal Post-PCI FFR Often Missed Off Target: Optimal Post-PCI FFR Often Missed
Despite angiographically acceptable PCI results, the majority of patients had a physiologically suboptimal outcome based on postprocedure FFR.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Radiology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Radiology Headlines - October 23, 2020 Category: Radiology Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news

DEFINE PCI: Tightly iFR-Optimized PCI May Cut Cardiac Event Risk DEFINE PCI: Tightly iFR-Optimized PCI May Cut Cardiac Event Risk
Flow-reserve readings not only guide selection of PCI targets, they can verify that PCI made a great functional impact, not just a nice angiogram; the study may have identified the optimal iFR target.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines - October 17, 2020 Category: Cardiology Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news

Results from the FORECAST Trial reported at TCT Connect
(Cardiovascular Research Foundation) In the FORECAST randomized clinical trial, the use of fractional flow reserve management derived from computed tomography (FFRCT) did not significantly reduce costs but did reduce the use of invasive coronary angiography (ICA). (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - October 16, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

NACMI: Clear Benefit With PCI in STEMI COVID-19 Patients NACMI: Clear Benefit With PCI in STEMI COVID-19 Patients
Angiography fell off but door-to-balloon times haven ' t suffered even with the pandemic, according to initial results from the North American registry.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines - October 15, 2020 Category: Cardiology Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news

Suspected intrauterine injury causing abusive ocular trauma - Bakhsh SR, Reddy DN, Wa CA, Lee R, Faia L, Trese MT.
PURPOSE: The purpose of this report is to describe a patient who has fluorescein angiographic evidence and retinal changes suspicious for intrauterine abusive ocular trauma. METHODS: A case report of a premature ward of the state with no prenatal care ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - October 7, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Infants and Children Source Type: news