News tagged with cardiac catheterization
Calcium scans may be effective screening tool for heart disease
Sep 30, 2009 |
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A simple, non-invasive test appears to be an effective screening tool for identifying patients with silent heart disease who are at risk for a heart attack or sudden death. Coronary artery calcium scans can be done without ...
The huge opportunities for transcatheter aortic valve implantation
Aug 31, 2009 |
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"Today, transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) represents an effective therapeutic alternative to conventional aortic valve replacement for patients who are at high risk or with contraindications to surgery, and the ...
Irregular heart rhythm before or after cardiac catheterization linked to risk of death
May 05, 2009 |
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Certain heart attack patients who experience a rapid, abnormal heart rhythm before or after a coronary artery intervention or stent placement have a significantly higher risk of death within 90 days of the procedure, according ...
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Comprehensive cardiac CT scan may give clearer picture of significant heart disease
Sep 15, 2009 |
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A team of researchers led by Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) radiologists has developed a computed-tomography-based protocol that identifies both narrowing of coronary arteries and areas of myocardial ischemia - restricted ...
MDCT accurate in detecting stenosis in calcified coronary artery plaque
Apr 11, 2008 |
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Multidetector CT angiography can accurately predict the presence of obstructive disease (stenosis) in small and moderate-sized calcified coronary artery plaque (CAP), and is even fairly accurate in diagnosing large and heavily ...
Jefferson cardiologists fix broken heart
Jan 08, 2007 |
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Unexplained chest pain after a heart attack might be more dangerous than many physicians originally think.
Radiation dose can be reduced for 'triple rule-out' coronary CT angiography
Apr 03, 2009 |
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Physicians can dramatically reduce the radiation dose delivered to patients undergoing coronary CT angiography in a "triple rule-out" protocol by simply using tube current modulation, according to a study performed at Thomas ...
Nuclear stress test can detect more than blockages
Jul 14, 2008 |
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A less invasive test commonly used to diagnose coronary disease also may be used to detect one of the leading causes of heart failure, say researchers at the Medical College of Georgia.
Diseased heart valve replaced through small chest incision
Feb 10, 2009 |
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When 91-year-old Irvin Lafferty was diagnosed with severe blockage of his heart valve—hardening that is formally known as aortic valve stenosis—open-heart surgery was out of the question. He'd already survived quadruple ...
Black patients experience worse cardiac care, lower survival rates
Sep 15, 2009 |
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Black patients have lower rates of successful resuscitation and are less likely to survive an in-hospital cardiac arrest compared to white patients, according to a study in the Sept. 16 issue of the Journal of the American Me ...
Taser issues advisory on use of stun guns
Oct 21, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Taser International is advising police agencies across the nation not to shoot its stun guns at a suspect's chest.
One in four Americans lacks timely access to optimal care during time-sensitive medical emergencies
Mar 17, 2009 |
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(PHILADELPHIA) - Although most Americans live close to some type of emergency room, as many as one in four Americans are more than an hour away from the type of hospital that's most prepared to save their life during a time-sensitive ...
Coronary angiography may improve outcomes for cardiac arrest patients
Mar 31, 2009 |
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People who suffer cardiac arrests and then receive coronary angiography are twice as likely to survive without significant brain damage compared with those who don't have the procedure, according to a study by University ...
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