Coronary angiography - Novel PCI Screening Approach Detects Diffuse CAD
Pullback pressure gradient pre-percutaneous coronary intervention can differentiate diffuse and focal coronary artery disease. MDedge News
View ArticleCoronary angiography - New AHA Statement on Managing ACS in Older Adults
Aging may alter the diagnosis and treatment of acute coronary syndrome in older adults, the AHA notes in a new scientific statement. Medscape Medical News
View ArticleCoronary angiography - The Plaque Hypothesis: Focus on Vulnerable Lesions to...
A new strategy is needed targeting unstable plaque in the whole of the coronary arteries, rather than just obstructive lesions, to reduce major adverse cardiac events, a new...
View ArticleCoronary angiography - Low birth weight, weight gain trajectory in infancy,...
Blond et al reported the associations between weight gain trajectories from birth to 12 months and risk of adult coronary heart disease in Danish persons born between 1959 and...
View ArticleCoronary angiography - New Tool Defines Coronary Artery Disease on a Spectrum
A "digital marker" of coronary artery disease developed with machine- learning techniques could lead to more targeted diagnoses and management. Medscape Medical News
View ArticleCoronary angiography - Hybrid Coronary Revascularization 'Satisfactory' Up to...
Compared with conventional approaches, hybrid coronary revascularization produced satisfactory outcomes for patients with multivessel heart disease, long-term follow-up...
View ArticleCoronary angiography - Reply
We thank Dr Arisaka et al for raising the question as to whether adiposity rebound may mediate the association we find between low birth weight and the risk of coronary heart...
View ArticleCoronary angiography - AI-measured epicardial adipose tissue may improve CV...
A deep learning model trained to quantify epicardial adipose tissue volume measured via routine coronary CT angiography scans can improve risk assessment for CV and non-CV...
View ArticleCoronary angiography - Guidance for PCI Without Onsite Surgical Backup Updated
The Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions updated guidance for percutaneous coronary intervention in nonhospital, outpatient settings. MDedge News
View ArticleCoronary angiography - Effectiveness of an intervention to reduce sedentary...
A high sedentary time is associated with increased mortality risk. Previous studies indicate that replacement of sedentary time with light- and moderate-to-vigorous physical...
View ArticleCoronary angiography - The Heat is On: An Exploration of Sauna's Health Benefits
From Finland to Japan, saunas have been a staple of various cultures for centuries, offering a relaxing escape and numerous health benefits. It's no wonder they have been...
View ArticleCoronary angiography - Risk for Stent Infection Low but May Be Underreported
A systematic review of coronary stent infections leads an investigator to question whether these events are underreported. MDedge News
View ArticleCoronary angiography - When Intravascular Imaging Guides Complex PCI, MACE...
In stent placement for complex coronary lesions, intravascular imaging reduces events relative to angiography. MDedge News
View ArticleCoronary angiography - ‘Potential cardiovascular risk' for some on keto-style...
NEW ORLEANS - Certain traditional risk factors including high cholesterol, diabetes, hypertension and smoking may increase CV risk among those following a low-carbohydrate...
View ArticleCoronary angiography - Major Adverse Events After Acute Coronary Syndrome...
OSA independently predicted MACCE incidence in patients without obesity. Medscape Medical News
View ArticleCoronary angiography - Endurance Exercise Tied to More Coronary Atherosclerosis
In the Master Heart observational study, lifelong endurance athletes had more coronary plaques, including more noncalcified plaques, than those with a similarly low...
View ArticleCoronary angiography - Unlocking the Secrets of Heart Disease: Essential...
Heart disease has long been known to be a leading cause of death among women worldwide. However, despite vast improvements in medical technology and knowledge, many women are...
View ArticleCoronary angiography - High Biomarker Level Plus Diabetes Predict Bad PCI...
High platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio and type 2 diabetes boosted the risk for cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events and stent thrombosis in people undergoing percutaneous...
View ArticleCoronary angiography - Subclinical CAD by CT, Stenoses or Not, Predicts MI Risk
Even without symptoms, more atherosclerosis by CT angiography means greater MI risk, which climbs even further if there are obstructive lesions. Medscape Medical News
View ArticleCoronary angiography - Poor fitness, metabolic risk factors increase...
In women with ischemic heart disease, poor fitness and metabolic syndrome with or without diabetes independently drive risks for obstructive coronary artery disease, long-term...
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