Stress Imaging Outperforms ECG in Predicting Cardiac Events, ISCHEMIA Trial Finds Written By Medha Baranwal12 July 2025 7:30 AM ISTUSA: In a recent study published in JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging, researchers from the ISCHEMIA trial have highlighted how different forms of stress...
Researchers Highlight Coronary Artery Calcium Scoring as New Gatekeeper for Evaluating Stable Chest Pain Written By Medha Baranwal7 Nov 2024 8:45 AM ISTUSA: A recent editorial comment in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology: Cardiovascular Imaging highlights the evolving role of coronary...
Can Coronary artery calcium predict vascular inflammation and plaque vulnerability? Written By Medha Baranwal21 Oct 2024 9:00 AM ISTUK: Researchers have found in a new study that Greater calcium burden is associated with a lower level of vascular inflammation and plaque...
PET Imaging Reveals Risk Factors for Major Adverse Cardiac Events in Cardiac Sarcoidosis: Study Written By Medha Baranwal13 Aug 2024 9:45 AM ISTCanada: A recent study published on August 7 in JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging finds that PET imaging can help determine if patients with cardiac...
Invasive Angiography Adds Nothing to CCTA Alone for risk stratification of patients with stable CAD: ISCHEMIA Written By Medha Baranwal26 March 2024 8:45 PM ISTCanada: An analysis of the ISCHEMIA trial revealed that both invasive coronary angiography and coronary CT angiography (CCTA) add incremental...
Left Main Coronary Artery Calcium and Diabetes Confer Very-High-Risk Equivalence in CAC more than 1,000: Study Written By Medha Baranwal6 March 2024 12:15 AM ISTUSA: Among asymptomatic patients with coronary artery calcium (CAC) score > 1,000, those with severe calcium in the left main coronary artery and...
Combo of CT coronary angiography and CT myocardial perfusion may detect cardiac allograft vasculopathy earlier Written By Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli6 Sept 2023 8:00 PM ISTKorea: A combination of computed tomography-myocardial perfusion imaging (CT-MPI) and coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) demonstrated...
Higher AVC scores reflective of greater risk of severe aortic stenosis: JACC Written By Medha Baranwal20 Jun 2023 11:15 AM ISTUSA: A recent study has found the risk of severe aortic stenosis (AS) to be exponentially higher with higher aortic valve calcification (AVC) scores,...
Using CCTA for CAD diagnosis reduces mortality and MI hospitalization: Study Written By Medha Baranwal19 March 2023 8:00 PM ISTUK: A recent study has reported that coronary CT angiography (CCTA) improves CAD (coronary artery disease) outcomes by reducing mortality rates and...
Intraplaque hemorrhage in carotid stenosis doubles risk of recurrent stroke or TIA: Study Written By Medha Baranwal17 Oct 2022 11:15 AM ISTNetherlands: In patients with mild-to-moderate carotid stenosis, carotid intraplaque hemorrhage (IPH) and total plaque volume increase the risk of...
Left atrial strain on CMR, a useful prognostic marker in dilated cardiomyopathy: JACC Written By Dr. Hiral patel18 Aug 2022 10:00 AM ISTNetherlands: Left atrial conduit strain is a promising independent prognostic predictor in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy, incremental to LGE...
Can CAC absence identify patients with chest pain who can safely avoid additional downstream testing? Written By Medha Baranwal25 July 2022 8:00 PM ISTUSA: The findings from a new study, published in JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging, support the role of a CAC score of 0 as a gatekeeper for more advanced...
