September 19, 2007 (Rochester, MN) - New guidelines for the performance, interpretation, and application of stress echocardiography have been published in the September 2007 issue of the Journal of ...

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--New international cardiology guidelines require the use of an ultrasound enhancing agent during stress echocardiograms to assess myocardial perfusion in patients with ...

Although contrast agents have an essential role in non-invasive imaging techniques, potential side effects limit their use. For example, both low- and iso-osmolar iodinated contrast media used in ...

A stress echocardiogram is an imaging test that monitors the functioning of the heart by inducing a stress test, a stimulus that facilitates a stressful environment within the heart. Through ...

Coronary artery calcium (CAC) scans are an excellent tool for better defining coronary heart disease risk in many individuals. In light of the recent American College of Cardiology/American Heart ...

A large, retrospective study (abstract number 1027-265) presented by Dr. Michael Main at the 58 th Annual Scientific Sessions of the American College of Cardiology held in Orlando, Florida, ...

An echocardiogram, or echo, is a test that helps doctors check on your heart health. The test, which is a kind of ultrasound, uses harmless sound waves to create a real-time moving picture of your ...

If taking your dog out for a walk or getting up the stairs feels harder than normal, your doctor may order something called a stress test. And the process is a bit different than you might expect. A ...

Stress testing results—no matter the modality used to obtain them—predict prognosis among patients with stable, moderate-to-severe CAD, new data from the ISCHEMIA trial suggest. The study, published ...

Myocardial ischemia documented by dobutamine stress echocardiography is associated with a significant reduction in the frequency of angina among stable CAD patients undergoing PCI, according to a new ...