A new, noninvasive diagnostic test for coronary artery disease is associated with a higher rate of subsequent invasive cardiac procedures and higher health-care spending, according to an observational ...

Since the advent of TAVR, the patient with coronary disease and severe aortic stenosis has posed a clinical quandary for interventional cardiologists—now a new practical guide is offering some tips.

In observance of World Heart Day, Reliance General Insurance conducted a survey on the trends and patterns of cardiac procedures in India. The survey focused on Coronary Angiography (CAG) procedures, ...

We conducted a multicenter study to examine the accuracy of 64-row, 0.5-mm multidetector CT angiography as compared with conventional coronary angiography in patients with suspected coronary artery ...

For people with stable chest pain and an intermediate pretest probability of obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD), an initial CT strategy fared similarly to invasive coronary angiography (ICA) ...

What is the best way to determine if you are developing the nation's most deadly condition, coronary artery disease (CAD)? An increasing number of doctors are encouraging patients -- especially those ...

April 11 (UPI) --A newly developed, non-invasive imaging test can help identify which patients with coronary artery blockage or narrowing need angioplasty or a bypass procedure, a U.S. study published ...

In the noninvasive assessment of CAS, 16-row MDCT currently has an insufficient positive predictive value to justify integration into standard risk-stratification models Coronary angiography is ...

Angiogram and angioplasty are heart procedures. Angiogram diagnoses heart vessel issues using X-rays and dye. Angioplasty treats blockages by opening arteries with a balloon and stent. Angiograms ...

Ratings by an expert panel of the appropriateness of treatments may offer better guidance for clinical practice than the variable decisions of individual clinicians, yet there have been no prospective ...

Hypoxia-Inducible Factor-1 α Expression Predicts Superior Survival in Patients With Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma Treated With R-CHOP Patients with HL who have been in remission for at least 2 years ...