Rapid improvements in technology mean that newer-generation spiral CT scanners are capable of higher spatial and temporal resolution than earlier scanners; 64-slice coronary artery CT has recently ...

St. Luke’s University Health Network now offers a proven, noninvasive diagnostic option for people with suspected heart ...

"When you objectively measure coronary artery flow with CT-FFR, you induce fewer patients to be further investigated and ...

Cardiac computed tomography (cardiac CT) includes coronary CT ... intermediate pretest probability for coronary disease 5. Evaluation of patency coronary artery bypass grafts 1.

Having a coronary artery calcium (CAC) score of zero has generally been accepted as a marker of a very low risk of having a cardiac event within the next five years. However, age is a strong ...

For select risk-enhanced individuals at intermediate risk of coronary artery disease (CAD), researchers ... naive participants undergo an initial CT, and CAC scores above 0 and below 400 sent ...

Generating a coronary artery calcium (CAC) score requires a quick CT scan, with no intravenous (IV) access or IV contrast required. Results are available within minutes. The CT scan reliably ...

Heart disease is mostly treated in advanced stages with interventions like stents, but experts warn this reactive approach misses a key prevention window, the study said, adding coronary artery ...

A significant percentage of patients with antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis (AAV) demonstrate coronary artery calcification (CAC) on imaging, with variations by ANCA ...

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Advanced Cardiac CT and Cardiac MRI services have begun being offered at the Gozo General Hospital, the Ministry for Health stated. Minister Jo Etienne Abela said that this is an important step ...