Cardiovascular Radiology: Page 122

PharmaRx suit against GE, Cardinal dismissed
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A federal judge in California has dismissed an antitrust suit filed by radiopharmacy PharmaRx Pharmaceutical against GE Healthcare and Cardinal Health, alleging the companies have a monopoly on sales of GE's Myoview cardiac imaging agent.
September 19, 2012
ASNC: U.S. cardiologists using less imaging
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
U.S. cardiologists are seeing more patients than ever before, yet on average they are performing fewer advanced nuclear imaging tests on those patients, according to a new report from the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology (ASNC).
September 12, 2012
CT study ties pulmonary artery size to COPD symptoms
By Eric Barnes
A study published online September 3 in the New England Journal of Medicine found that pulmonary artery enlargement as seen on CT scans is closely correlated with the development of exacerbated chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) symptoms, providing a potentially strong predictor of symptom onset.
September 4, 2012
Cardiac MR tops ECG in finding hidden myocardial infarctions
By Wayne Forrest
Cardiac MR outperformed electrocardiography (ECG) for detecting unrecognized myocardial infarctions (MIs), catching many that were missed on ECG studies, according to a study published in the September 5 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.
September 3, 2012
News report: Kwiatkowski investigated in 2006
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A news report indicates that former New Hampshire radiologic technologist David Kwiatkowski was investigated in 2006 in Michigan on suspicion that he stole fentanyl while working for the University of Michigan Health System in Ann Arbor.
August 30, 2012
Biotronik begins ICD MRI study
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
German biomedical device company Biotronik has initiated its Prospective Assessment of Risk Factors for Appropriate ICD Intervention in Patients with Ischemic Cardiomyopathy (PARCADIA) multicenter study.
August 30, 2012
ESC: 320-detector-row CTA plus perfusion helps triage patients
By Eric Barnes
A two-step heart test consisting of 320-detector-row CT angiography (CTA) followed by CT perfusion helps separate patients who need invasive angiography from those who do not, according to results of the international CORE 320 study presented on Monday at the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) meeting in Munich.
August 27, 2012
ESC: Fractional flow reserve CT finds vessels causing ischemia
By Eric Barnes
Fractional flow reserve CT in patients with significant stenosis can distinguish those with coronary artery disease who need revascularization from those who don't, concluded a study presented on Sunday at the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) meeting and published concurrently in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
August 26, 2012
Coronary calcium tops list of heart disease predictors
By Eric Barnes
Elevated coronary artery calcium as detected on CT scans is the most important among several predictors of cardiovascular events over time, according to a new analysis of more than 1,000 patients published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
August 20, 2012
Positron gets FDA nod for coronary software
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
PET vendor Positron said that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has cleared a software application for coronary flow reserve quantification developed by the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.
August 20, 2012
GE changes Optison labeling
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Healthcare has modified the patient monitoring and observation requirements for its Optison echocardiography contrast agent.
August 20, 2012
FDA advises imaging for patients with St. Jude leads
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is recommending that patients who have implantable heart defibrillators that use St. Jude Medical's Riata and Riata ST leads receive x-ray or other imaging exams to check for abnormalities in the insulation surrounding the lead.
August 16, 2012
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