News articles tagged with 'angiography' (Page 4)
Extremely low dose CT coronary angiography can be used to measure cardiac function
— 11 Apr 2008 10:35 | HealthExtremely low dose CT coronary angiography can be used to measure cardiac function and has the potential for use when other commonly used examinations are limited, a preliminary study…
ExoSeal vascular plug gets good reviews in ECLIPSE research
— 3 Apr 2008 11:53 | HealthA new bioabsorbable plug that seals the arterial puncture site used for threading catheters into the body during diagnostic angiography and interventional procedures significantly shortens…
Iso-osmolar X-ray dye falters in PCI research
— 3 Apr 2008 11:40 | HealthA new study has found that an X-ray dye intended to reduce stress on the kidneys did not prevent renal injury during percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in patients who already…
Everolimus-coated stent may hold clinical edge over Taxus stent at 2 years
— 1 Apr 2008 22:23 | HealthEarly results of the SPIRIT II study showed that the XIENCE V stent was superior to the Taxus stent in six-month findings on angiography and trended better on one-year clinical outcomes.…
Blunt cerebrovascular injuries can be diagnosed using whole body MDCT
— 1 Apr 2008 13:07 | HealthBlunt cerebrovascular injuries can be diagnosed using whole body 16 multi-detector CT (MDCT); there's no need for an additional neck MDCT angiography examination according to a recent…
Octogenarians do as well as younger patients with Interventional Radiology arterial procedures
— 18 Mar 2008 22:45 | HealthSeniors over the age of 80 can safely undergo diagnostic angiography and arterial interventions - such as vascular stenting and angioplasty - and do just as well as younger patients.…