News articles tagged with 'angiography'
Alternate route to blocked arteries safe and effective for angioplasty
— 4 Apr 2011 18:42 | HealthIn the future you may hear the doctor say: 'Give me your arm and I'll do some heart surgery.' A landmark international study coordinated by the Population Health Research Institute…
New non-surgical autopsy technique set to revolutionise post-mortem practice
— 1 Mar 2011 17:45 | HealthA new non-surgical post-mortem technique that has the potential to revolutionise the way autopsies are conducted around the world has been pioneered by forensic pathologists and radiologists…
MRI could be used for routine surveillance of great vessel stents
— 22 Sep 2010 08:55 | HealthResearchers have found that magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) may be sufficient for the routine surveillance of some great vessel (primary blood vessels [e.g., aorta and vena cavae])…
CT angiography may be unnecessary in patients with suspected pulmonary embolism
— 16 Jun 2010 12:23 | HealthA new study suggests that computed tomography (CT) angiography might be unnecessary in many patients suspected of having pulmonary embolism (PE), based on the results of risk assessment…
Family history is strong predictor of obstructive coronary artery disease using CCTA
— 16 Mar 2010 04:06 | HealthIn the largest study of its kind to date using cardiac computed tomography angiography, people with a family history of early signs of coronary artery disease are at higher risk of…
New cardiac CT technology drastically reduces patient radiation exposure
— 23 Feb 2010 10:58 | HealthIn a new study published in the March issue of Radiology, researchers from Columbia University and the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute have determined that an imaging exam…
Study finds increased presence, severity of coronary artery plaques in HIV-infected men
— 11 Jan 2010 15:32 | HealthA Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) study has found that relatively young men with longstanding HIV infection and minimal cardiac risk factors had significantly more coronary atherosclerotic…
Clearing the way for detecting pulmonary embolism
— 2 Dec 2009 14:36 | HealthWhen it comes to diagnosing pulmonary embolism - a sudden blockage in the lung artery that could be deadly if not treated - which technique is the most effective? Research published…
Severe asymptomatic heart disease may accompany narrowing in leg arteries
— 2 Dec 2009 13:46 | HealthResults of a randomised, controlled clinical trial presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) reveal that one in five patients with narrowing…
Heart test found safe for pre-transplant kidney patients
— 16 Oct 2009 10:10 | HealthA screening test that measures whether a patient's heart is healthy enough for a kidney transplant is not as dangerous as once thought, according to a study appearing in an upcoming…