Baltimore, MD - Aggressive heart-rate control for patients undergoing a cardiac computed tomography angiogram (CCTA) is a safe way to improve the readability of the images while also reducing the ...
Giving CT angiogram scans to people coming to the emergency room with chest pain could improve the speed of heart attack detection and lower costs, a research study has found. Among the findings were ...
Cardiac nuclear imaging and computed tomography angiography (CCTA) still have an important role to play in cardiac disease diagnosis, say experts from the European Society of Cardiology (ESC).
SAN DIEGO, CA — Among patients who have acute chest pain but have a negative initial ECG or troponin test in the emergency room, a coronary computed-tomography CT angiography (CCTA) scan that detects ...
Technology developed using artificial intelligence (AI) could identify people at high risk of a fatal heart attack at least 5 years before it strikes, according to new research funded by the British ...
Radiation exposure from cardiac CT is currently under a high level of scrutiny, and many patients may be receiving excessive radiation from this test. A study by Raff and colleagues—aimed at reducing ...
Technology developed using artificial intelligence (AI) could identify people at high risk of a fatal heart attack at least 5 years before it strikes, according to new research funded by the British ...
NICE has assessed HeartFlow FFR CT for estimating fractional flow reserve from coronary CT angiography (CCTA) to help the NHS decide whether to use this product. CCTA is a type of scan which shows ...
After years of declining reimbursement, the US Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has proposed an increase in the amount paid to hospitals and outpatient clinics for cardiac computed ...