News tagged with cardiac nuclear
Scientists describe mechanism for rare muscle disease
(Medical Xpress) -- A team of scientists from the Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem describe in C. elegans the process leading to a rare form of Emery-Dreifuss ...
Oct 03, 2011 |
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CT angiography for low-risk heart patients leads to more drugs and tests without benefit
Coronary computed tomographic (CT) angiography, which can detect plaque buildup in heart vessels, is sometimes used as a screening tool to assess the risk for a heart attack. However, the usefulness of the test on low-risk ...
Medicine & Health / Cardiology
May 23, 2011 |
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Nuclear pores call on different assembly mechanisms at different cell cycle stages
Nuclear pores are the primary gatekeepers mediating communication between a cell's nucleus and its cytoplasm. Recently these large multiprotein transport channels have also been shown to play an essential ...
Jun 10, 2010 |
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Molecular imaging can improve effectiveness of novel therapy for advanced heart disease
Molecular imaging may improve the success rate of a new therapy for patients with advanced heart disease, according to a study unveiled at SNM's 57th Annual Meeting. Researchers used a hybrid form of molecular imaging to ...
Jun 07, 2010 |
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Concerns over radiation exposure may overshadow life-saving benefits of cardiac imaging tests
When patients present with chest pain or other high-risk symptoms of heart problems, doctors increasingly rely on nuclear imaging and computed tomography (CT) tests to find out whether there is evidence of heart disease, ...
May 10, 2010 |
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