December 16, 2008 (Washington, DC) — The latest study to compare the diagnostic accuracy of CT angiography (CTA) to the gold standard--conventional coronary angiography (CCA)--indicates that the ...
A heart problem rarely arrives very silently. Chest discomfort, breathlessness, or an abnormal stress test can suddenly bring ...
Coronary computed tomographic (CT) angiography, which can detect plaque buildup in heart vessels, is sometimes used as a screening tool to assess the risk for a heart attack. However, the usefulness ...
Dr. Topol is senior author of: Rosenberg S, Elashoff MR, Beineke B, et al; PREDICT (Personalized Risk Evaluation and Diagnosis in the Coronary Tree) Investigators. Multicenter validation of the ...
A noninvasive method for measuring fluid status in patients before coronary angiography has been shown to predict the development of contrast-induced acute kidney injury (AKI), reports a paper ...
Several researchers believe the first gene test aimed at reducing unnecessary angiograms isn't ready for widespread use, but they still have hopes that it might lead to a breakthrough. Angiograms are ...
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