Cardiac Imaging: Page 25

CTA shows the effect of job stress on the heart

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

CT angiography (CTA) shows that high-stress jobs increase the risk of a high coronary artery calcium score in men, according to a study published May 25 in Plos One.

May 25, 2021

NeoSoft installs software in NJ

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Imaging software developer NeoSoft recently installed its SuiteHeart software at Morristown Medical Center in New Jersey.

May 16, 2021

Prenatal detection of heart defects low in Hispanic women, poor areas

By Amerigo Allegretto

Prenatal detection of congenital heart defects with echocardiography can have a dramatic impact on outcomes. But detection rates are much lower in certain populations, including those with lower socioeconomic position and Hispanic ethnicity, according to a study published on May 17 in Circulation.

May 16, 2021

Can AI help detect congenital heart disease on fetal ultrasound?

By Erik L. Ridley

An artificial intelligence (AI) model can significantly improve the detection of congenital heart disease on fetal screening ultrasound exams, according to researchers from the University of California, San Francisco.

May 13, 2021

Early heart damage raises risk of death in COVID patients

By Amerigo Allegretto

Hospitalized COVID-19 patients who had impaired first-phase ejection fraction on echocardiography were nearly five times more likely to die, compared with patients with healthier measures of this early sign of heart failure, according to new research published May 10 in Hypertension.

May 9, 2021

Heart damage post-COVID-19 proves rare in college athletes

By Kate Madden Yee

Heart damage in college athletes who had COVID-19 is relatively rare, with only 4% of athletes showing heart abnormalities on initial ultrasound screening and none showing heart damage on follow-up MRI scans, according to a study published May 10 in Circulation.

May 9, 2021

DiA to partner with SonoScape

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Ultrasound artificial intelligence (AI) software developer DiA Image Analysis has inked an agreement to partner with SonoScape Medical.

May 9, 2021

Machine learning plus CT boosts prediction of major coronary events

By Kate Madden Yee

Combining machine learning with coronary CT angiography to assess cardiovascular health may improve clinicians' ability to predict a patient's risk of future adverse events like unstable angina, according to a presentation delivered at the recent American Roentgen Ray Society meeting.

May 6, 2021

SCCT releases new consensus document on cardiovascular CT

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT) has released a new expert consensus document on the role of cardiovascular CT in occupational health assessment for coronary heart disease.

April 29, 2021

Fewer patients seeking heart attack care, study says

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Interventional radiologists reported a decline in rates of heart attack patients seeking care during the COVID-19 pandemic, a sign that many patients may have stayed at home despite experiencing symptoms of a heart attack, according to researchers.

April 28, 2021

Early MRI boosts diagnosis of broken-heart syndrome

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Cardiovascular MRI could potentially help clinicians more quickly determine the cause of a condition that could lead to takotsubo cardiomyopathy, also known as broken-heart syndrome, according to a study published April 14 in JACC Cardiovascular Imaging.

April 27, 2021

CCTA shows coronary plaque burden higher in people with HIV

By Kate Madden Yee

Coronary CT angiography (CCTA) scans show that individuals who are positive for HIV who are not known to have heart disease have more than three times the burden of noncalcified coronary plaque than people without the virus, according to a study published April 20 in Radiology.

April 20, 2021

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