December 16, 2008 (Washington, DC) — The latest study to compare the diagnostic accuracy of CT angiography (CTA) to the gold standard--conventional coronary angiography (CCA)--indicates that the ...

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 ...

Dr. Topol is senior author of: Rosenberg S, Elashoff MR, Beineke B, et al; PREDICT (Personalized Risk Evaluation and Diagnosis in the Coronary Tree) Investigators. Multicenter validation of the ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Quality of life and angina burden were similar after CT or invasive angiography for CAD diagnosis. Women ...

Norman Swan: This morning on the Health Report, getting genes to shut up as a treatment for inherited problems; another inherited condition that's under-recognised in Australia which can show up as ...

A noninvasive method for measuring fluid status in patients before coronary angiography has been shown to predict the development of contrast-induced acute kidney injury (AKI), reports a paper ...