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Novel real-time 3D echo quantifies LV dyssynchrony
By Tracie L. Thompson
British researchers say they have developed a simple and reproducible method for quantifying global left ventricular dyssynchrony, which can identify more chronic heart failure patients who may benefit from cardiac resynchronization therapy.
August 17, 2005
Should we screen athletes for cardiac arrhythmia?
By Brian Casey
August 15, 2005
Playing their hearts out: Do young athletes need cardiac screening?
Cardiac arrest is the leading cause of death in athletes, a segment of the U.S. population that, with their peak conditioning and youthfulness, should be immune to average Joe ailments. While experts agree that the number of field fatalities can be reduced via screening, they argue about whether athletes should be imaged routinely as part of that screening and how.
August 15, 2005
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CT doesn't hurt when evaluating emergency chest pain
By Eric Barnes
Can CT pinpoint the cause of acute chest pain in the emergency room? Researchers from the University of Maryland School of Medicine in Baltimore sought to answer the question by scanning patients who presented to their emergency department with acute chest pain.
August 14, 2005
Toshiba debuts Infinix CB-i
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Toshiba America Medical Systems has introduced its Infinix cardiac biplane (CB-i) flat-panel x-ray system.
August 11, 2005
Kodak inks service deal with Novadaq
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Eastman Kodak Health Group has signed a worldwide service agreement with cardiac imaging firm Novadaq Technologies of Toronto. The Rochester, NY-based firm will be providing equipment repair, maintenance, and related support services for Novadaq's cardiac intraoperative imaging system.
August 3, 2005
Observational EBT study finds estrogen-only HRT slows atherosclerosis
By Shalmali Pal
The onset of menopause has been tied to an increased risk of cardiovascular disease, but the exact role of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is still a gray area. In a study using electron beam tomography (EBT), investigators from California evaluated the progression of coronary artery calcification (CAC) in relation to HRT in asymptomatic, postmenopausal women.
August 2, 2005
Cardiology societies adopt cardiac CT, MR standards
By Tracie L. Thompson
In yet another document that may influence hospitals and other entities responsible for credentialing the future performance of cross-sectional cardiac imaging, a host of societies dominated by cardiologists has come out with guidelines as to what training and experience should be required.
August 1, 2005
Biophan launches cardiovascular project
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
MRI device developer Biophan Technologies of Rochester, NY, is launching a new initiative to enter the market for cardiovascular diagnostics and therapeutics.
July 27, 2005
Partners Imaging hires IT VP
Cardiovascular CT practice developer Partners Imaging has hired a new vice president of information services.
July 27, 2005
Turf sharing: Rads and cards in joint venture imaging
By Jonathan S. Batchelor
Although turf wars over medical imaging have become commonplace between radiologists and other clinical specialties in the U.S., some cardiology and radiology groups have abandoned the battle in order to form mutually beneficial joint venture cardiac imaging centers.
July 27, 2005
Echocardiography market grows 5%
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
An estimated 11.5 million echocardiography procedures were performed in the U.S. in 2004 at 3,155 sites, up 5% from the 10.4 million procedures performed in 2002, according to a study recently released by market research and consulting firm IMV Medical Information Division.
July 26, 2005
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