Experts: Consider BMI when imaging patients with chest pain
A patient’s body mass index (BMI) has a significant effect on how much radiation exposure they receive from chest imaging in cases of suspected cardiac ischemia, according to a study published April 9 in the Journal of the American Heart Association.
Cardiologists at Saint Luke's Mid America Heart Institute in Kansas City, MO, found that as BMI increases, so too does radiation exposure, although PET offers the least variability, followed by SPECT, and then coronary CT angiography (CCTA). The finding is key to providing “patient-centered” care, the group wrote.
“These data may be helpful to generate more accurate ...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - April 11, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Will Morton Tags: CT Source Type: news
Simpson Interventions OCT-guided system gets FDA nod
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Simpson Interventions' Acolyte Image Guided Crossing and Re-Entry Catheter system Breakthrough Device Designation.
The system facilitates the placement and positioning of guidewires and catheters within the coronary vasculature for treating patients with coronary chronic total occlusions who continue to experience symptoms following medical treatment. It provides real-time optical coherence tomography visualization, supporting effective guidewire placement within the target vessel's true lumen and subsequent revascularization.
Simpson Interventions said it is workin...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - April 11, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: AuntMinnie.com staff writers Tags: Industry News Subspecialties Cardiovascular Radiology Source Type: news
Substantial Triglyceride Reduction With Plozasiran Substantial Triglyceride Reduction With Plozasiran
In patients with severe hypertriglyceridemia who are at risk for acute pancreatitis, the drug brought about triglyceride reductions of more than 50% in the phase 2 SHASTA-2 study.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Internal Medicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape Internal Medicine Headlines - April 10, 2024 Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news
Shockwave Therapy Shows Benefit in Lower Limb Claudication
(MedPage Today) -- Extracorporeal shockwave therapy may be effective for intermittent lower limb claudication in peripheral artery disease (PAD) patients unable to engage in supervised exercise or who experienced little benefit from that standard... (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - April 10, 2024 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Unraveling the Health Myths Around Bacon
Long thought to be a harbinger of heart disease and cancer, bacon has been the subject of much nutritional debate and fearmongering. However, a closer examination of its nutritional profile suggests that bacon has been unfairly demonized. Contrary to popular belief, bacon is not a product of…#healthline #bacon (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 10, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
How to Watch the ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ Movies in Order
They may be rascals, and scoundrels, and villains, and knaves, but it’s impossible to say that pirates aren’t fun to watch — at least on screen. And of course, there is perhaps no pirate more famous in pop culture at this point than Jack Sparrow, the bumbling, drunken heart of the “Pirates of the…#jacksparrow #piratesofcaribbean #fountainofyouth #poseidon #orlandoblooms #willturner #keiraknightley #elizabethswan #orderdisney #worldsend (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 10, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
FFR-Guided Complete Revascularization Did Not Improve Outcomes in MI Patients
(MedPage Today) -- ATLANTA -- Fractional flow reserve (FFR)-guided complete revascularization in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) and multivessel coronary artery disease did not result in better outcomes compared... (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - April 10, 2024 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Why a New Study Dubbed India the ‘Cancer Capital of the World’
A new study has unveiled an alarming picture of declining overall health in India. The report, released by the Indian multinational healthcare group, Apollo Hospitals, found that skyrocketing cases of cancer and other non-communicable diseases across the country have now made it “the cancer capital of the world.”
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Despite reporting more than a million new cases every year, India’s cancer rate has not yet surpassed countries like Denmark, Ireland, and Belgium, which record some of the highest cancer rates in the world. It is also currently lower than the U.S....
Source: TIME: Health - April 10, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Astha Rajvanshi Tags: Uncategorized India Source Type: news
Meet the doctors who doled out puberty blockers to a generation of vulnerable children, including a girl just because she liked Thomas the Tank Engine as a toddler - and how some are still offering the powerful drugs privately...
Who are the medics at the heart of the scandal that sparked the need for the landmark Cass report in the first place? And who are the doctors still privately providing questionable treatments? (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - April 10, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
ACC: Empagliflozin Does Not Cut Risk for Heart Failure After Acute MI
WEDNESDAY, April 10, 2024 -- Empagliflozin does not reduce the risk for first hospitalization for heart failure or death among patients at increased risk for heart failure after acute myocardial infarction, according to a study published online... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - April 10, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Guidelines Developed for Catheter Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation
WEDNESDAY, April 10, 2024 -- In a consensus statement published in the April issue of EP Europace to coincide with the annual meeting of the European Heart Rhythm Association, held from April 7 to 9 in Berlin, recommendations are presented for the... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - April 10, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Why So Many Women Are Waiting Longer to Have Kids
In 1970, the average woman in the U.S. had her first baby at around 21 years old. That’s hard to imagine now: new federal data published in April show that in 2022, the average first-time mother was a little older than 27—a record high for the country, and a sign of a major demographic change.
This shift has been underway for years. Teenagers and women in their early 20s are having fewer kids, while the opposite is happening among older age groups. In 2022, for the seventh year in a row, the birth rate among U.S. women in their early 30s was higher than the rate among those in their late 20s. Perhaps even mo...
Source: TIME: Health - April 10, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jamie Ducharme Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
Invitation: Roche Diagnostics Investor Day 2024
The Roche Investor Relations team would like to invite you to the Roche Diagnostics Investor Day that will take place in London on Wednesday, 22 May 2024, starting at 12:00 BST local time and will finish at 15:30 BST with a reception.The Roche Diagnostics Investor Day will address the following topics:Mass spectrometryContinuous glucose monitoringNext generation sequencingPoint of careUpcoming molecular diagnostics launchesNeurology biomarkers in development Presenters include:Matt Sause, CEO Roche DiagnosticsAlan Hippe, Chief Financial and IT OfficerPalani Kumaresan, Global Head of Roche Diagnostics Solutions (RDS)B...
Source: Roche Investor Update - April 10, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Xi Leverages Former Taiwanese President to Send Signal to U.S
The island nation occupies a crucial place in Xi’s vision for the rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, and sits at the heart of increasing tensions between Beijing and Washington.#beijing (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 10, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Cytokinetics Announces Three Late Breaking Clinical Trial Presentations Relating to SEQUOIA-HCM at the European Society of Cardiology Heart Failure 2024 …
Primary Results from SEQUOIA-HCM to Elaborate on Positive Topline Results in Patients with Obstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Two Additional Analyses from SEQUOIA-HCM Assess Effect of Aficamten on Exercise Capacity and Dosing and Safety SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., April 10, 2024 (GLOBE…#primaryresults #incorporatedcytk #sequoiahcm #efficacy #phase3 #hcm #heartfailure #lisbon #portugal #martinmaron (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 10, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
