POCUS used widely in lung ultrasound applications
Some of the top "domains" of point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) incorporate the technology into lung ultrasound applications, according to research published in the Journal of Radiology Nursing.
A team led by the POCUS Certification Academy, part of Inteleos in Rockville, MD, published a list of the top 25 POCUS community-defined practice domains, dubbed “POCUS25.” They found via survey data that the POCUS community believes the most important domains are tied to imaging of the pneumothorax, pericardial effusion and cardiac tamponade detection, normal lung ultrasound, basic practical physics, and extended focused assess...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - April 17, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Amerigo Allegretto Tags: Ultrasound Source Type: news
Trauma diagnostic-related target proteins and their detection techniques - Wei YL, Ren X, Yuan Z, Hong J, Wang T, Chen W, Xu Y, Ding J, Lin J, Jiang W, Zhang P, Wu Q.
Trauma is a significant health issue that not only leads to immediate death in many cases but also causes severe complications, such as sepsis, thrombosis, haemorrhage, acute respiratory distress syndrome and traumatic brain injury, among trauma patients. ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 15, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Environmental Issues, Climate, Geophysics Source Type: news
Coronary angiography matches IVUS in guiding PCI stent implantation
Intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) is on par with quantitative coronary angiography when it comes to guiding stent implantation, a study published March 13 in JAMA Cardiology found.
Researchers led by Cheol Whan Lee, MD, from the University of Ulsan in Seoul, South Korea, found that both methods during percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) showed similar rates of target lesion failure at 12 months.
“Findings of this study suggest that a standardized quantitative coronary angiography-based PCI algorithm may be an acceptable alternative to IVUS-guided PCI, and warrants further research,” Lee and co-authors wrote.
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Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - March 13, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Amerigo Allegretto Tags: Subspecialties Ultrasound Cardiovascular Radiology Source Type: news
CEUS shines in diagnostic, interventional settings
Dynamic contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) is a useful tool for interventions, according to a March 3 presentation given at ECR 2024. In his talk, Dean Huang, MD, from King’s College London in England outlined novel applications for CEUS in vascular and nonvascular imaging, as well as therapeutic and potential future applications. “Ultrasound contrast agent use can be ubiquitous in interventional practice and can solve many logistical or clinical diagnostic problems,” he said. “And we can achieve all of this without the use of radiation and nephrotoxicity.” Dean Huang, MD, from King's College London highligh...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - March 6, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Amerigo Allegretto Tags: Ultrasound Source Type: news
ECR: More anatomical changes seen on angio-CT in COVID patients
Patients with COVID-19 experience a higher incidence of anatomical changes at the cardiac level on pulmonary angio-CT, suggest findings presented February 29 at ECR 2024. In her presentation, Ana Filipa Colucas, MD, PhD, from the University of Algarve in Faro, Portugal, discussed her team’s findings, which also showed how the use of pulmonary angio-CT scans has increased since the COVID-19 pandemic. “There were more changes in the diameter of the pulmonary artery trunk and the right ventricle in patients in the 41 to 60 years age group and in males,” Colucas said. Previous studies suggest an association between CO...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - February 29, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Amerigo Allegretto Tags: CT Source Type: news
Intravascular Imaging Guidance of PCI Reduces Death, Heart Attack
MONDAY, Feb. 26, 2024 -- Use of intravascular imaging-guided percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) with drug-eluting stents results in reduced risks for death, myocardial infarction, repeat revascularization, and stent thrombosis, according to a... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - February 26, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
HEALTH NOTES: New drug to dissolve blood clots in your legs for people with deep vein thrombosis
HEALTH NOTES: A new drug has been developed for people with deep vein thrombosis (DVT). The condition occurs when a clot forms in a vein, usually in the leg (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - February 25, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Sun Pharma scouting for innovative therapies to boost India business
Approved by the Indian drug regulator in May 2023, sovateltide can be administered within 24 hours for the treatment of ischemic stroke, almost five times more than the narrow time window of 4-5 hours offered by current treatment options like tissue plasminogen activator (TPA) called thrombolytic drugs that dissolve the clots that cause strokes. An ischemic stroke is a medical emergency that occurs when blood supply to part of a brain is blocked or reduced. (Source: The Economic Times Healthcare and Biotech News)
Source: The Economic Times Healthcare and Biotech News - February 15, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Cancer Surgery Tied to Increased Venous Thromboembolism Risk Cancer Surgery Tied to Increased Venous Thromboembolism Risk
A new study suggested that the risk for venous thromboembolism remains significant for 1 year after surgery for most cancers.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - February 14, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Hematology-Oncology Source Type: news
Tirofiban a Better Option for Ischemic Stroke When Lytics and Thrombectomy Aren't?
(MedPage Today) -- PHOENIX -- For acute ischemic stroke patients without thrombolytic or thrombectomy options, tirofiban was better than aspirin alone, the TREND trial showed.
In non-cardioembolic stroke, starting tirofiban within 24 hours of... (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - February 9, 2024 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Rate of Venous Thromboembolism Increased With Cancer Surgery
FRIDAY, Feb. 2, 2024 -- The rate of venous thromboembolism is increased in association with cancer surgery, according to a study published online Feb. 2 in JAMA Network Open.Johan Bj örklund, M.D., Ph.D., from the Karolinska Institutet in... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - February 2, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
EVT appears underused in certain stroke patients
In this study, patients hospitalized with ischemic stroke and cardiac intervention may be less than half as likely to receive EVT as those without cardiac intervention,” the group wrote.
Ultimately, the lower rates of EVT after cardiac intervention seen in the study could be explained by multiple factors: delays in diagnosis, clinician reluctance due to perceived higher procedural risk, or patients being ineligible, the researchers suggested.
They noted that additional studies are needed to explore these issues.
“Given the known benefit of EVT, there is a need to better understand the reasons for lower rates of EVT ...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - January 30, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Will Morton Tags: Subspecialties Cardiovascular Radiology Neuroradiology Source Type: news
Q & A: Thromboembolism in Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria Q & A: Thromboembolism in Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria
Dr Karl J. D ' Silva reviews the treatment algorithm for thromboembolism, an important complication in patients with paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria.Medscape (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - January 22, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Internal Medicine Commentary Source Type: news
Do Statins Offset Venous Thrombosis Risk With Hormone Therapy? Do Statins Offset Venous Thrombosis Risk With Hormone Therapy?
Statins might offer a way to reduce the risk for a potentially serious adverse effect of hormone therapy.Medscape Ob/Gyn (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - January 5, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Ob/Gyn & Women ' s Health Commentary Source Type: news
Warfarin Cuts Mortality, Thromboembolism After Valve Replacement
THURSDAY, Jan. 4, 2024 -- Warfarin use after bioprosthetic surgical aortic valve replacement (sAVR) is associated with lower all-cause mortality and a decreased risk for thromboembolism compared with not receiving warfarin, according to a study... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - January 4, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
