Cardiovascular Radiology: Page 68

3 insurers to cover HeartFlow FFR-CT Analysis

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Cardiovascular software developer HeartFlow announced that Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield, Blue Shield of California, and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama have issued coverage for the company's fractional flow reserve (FFR) software, HeartFlow FFR-CT Analysis.

August 30, 2017

Philips teams up with HeartFlow

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Royal Philips has entered into an agreement with cardiovascular software developer HeartFlow for that company's fractional flow reserve technology for evaluating and treating patients with suspected coronary artery disease.

August 27, 2017

Brain activity may predict cardiovascular risk

By Wayne Forrest

By conducting mental stress tests and monitoring blood pressure and heart rate during an MRI procedure, researchers may have found an activity pattern in the brain that predicts an increased risk for cardiovascular disease, according to proof-of-concept research published August 23 in the Journal of the American Heart Association.

August 23, 2017

FDA OK's Biotronik's MR-conditional pacemaker

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Biomedical device company Biotronik said the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared its Edora HF-T QP, an MR-conditional quadripolar (QP) cardiac resynchronization therapy pacemaker with MRI AutoDetect technology.

August 20, 2017

ASNC, SNMMI advise on cardiac sarcoidosis

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The American Society of Nuclear Cardiology (ASNC) and the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) have released a report on the beneficial role FDG-PET/CT can play in cardiac sarcoidosis.

August 20, 2017

JAMA: PET best option to diagnose ischemic heart disease

By Wayne Forrest

A head-to-head comparison to determine the most accurate modality for diagnosing myocardial ischemia has found that PET outperforms SPECT, coronary CT angiography, and hybrid variations of the three modalities in patients with suspected coronary artery disease, according to a study published online August 16 in JAMA Cardiology.

August 16, 2017

SCCT taps new executive director

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT) has appointed Joanne Olson as its new executive director.

August 14, 2017

HeartFlow lands positive BCBS reviews

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Cardiovascular software developer HeartFlow said that four Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS) insurance companies have issued positive medical policies on its fractional flow reserve CT analysis technology.

August 7, 2017

Right heart quantification awareness: Part 3

By Andrea Fields

The right heart has jokingly been referred to as the organ's stepchild, with little attention paid to its size, function, and prognostic implications. To help with this often overlooked task, this series from CardioServ will review the proper methods to quantify the right heart. Part 3 focuses on the preferred volumetric measurement methods and linear measurements for calculating the size of the right atrium.

August 1, 2017

CT CAC scoring tops age for predicting heart disease risk

By Erik L. Ridley

Is age just a number? Maybe, at least for predicting atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease events in older adults. Coronary artery calcium (CAC) scoring with CT is better than a patient's age for predicting risk -- particularly for coronary heart disease, according to research published online on July 26.

July 26, 2017

Merit Medical shows strong Q2 revenue growth

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Led by a strong increase in cardiovascular device sales, disposable products developer Merit Medical Systems achieved nearly 25% growth in worldwide revenues in its second quarter.

July 26, 2017

3D printing helps evaluate leaks after TAVR procedures

By Kate Madden Yee

3D-printed phantoms of aortic root anatomy offer a noninvasive way to assess the risk of a patient experiencing a leak after transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), according to a study published in the July issue of JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging.

July 25, 2017

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