A new study shows that a non-invasive imaging test can help identify patients with coronary artery blockage or narrowing who need a revascularization procedure. The findings were published as a ...

MUNICH, Germany—Patients with NSTE ACS do not have better outcomes when they are routinely taken for invasive coronary angiography within 12 hours of diagnosis as opposed to 2 to 3 days later, but ...

In patients with suspected coronary artery disease (CAD), coronary computed tomographic angiography (CTA) can serve as a gatekeeper for invasive angiography following stress testing, according to ...

ORLANDO, FL — For certain elderly patients with severe aortic-valve stenosis who have CT angiography as part of a workup before transcatheter aortic-valve replacement (TAVR), the CT scan can also ...

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) ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Quality of life and angina burden were similar after CT or invasive angiography for CAD diagnosis. Women ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Stress tests are a thing of the past. Make way for coronary CT angiography. Wide-eyed medical students might ...

Clinical experts explained that in general, physiological testing using fractional flow reserve (FFR) and instantaneous wave-free ratio (iFR) is available but not frequently used in the UK. People ...

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--HeartFlow, Inc. today announced that Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS) Association’s Evidence Street has issued a positive healthcare evidence review of the ...

When a patient complains about chest pain, diagnosis will usually involve catheter angiography to evaluate the adequacy of blood supply to the heart. Researchers have now established that, in certain ...

Angina is chest pain caused by insufficient blood supply to the heart (myocardial ischaemia). Stable angina is brought on by physical activity or emotional stress and goes away with rest. It is the ...