News tagged with cardiac angiography
Using radio signals to prevent heart failure
Increased pressure in the heart is a warning sign - it may indicate heart failure. In the future, a battery-less miniature sensor implanted in a patient’s heart could be used to transmit on-demand cardiac ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Oct 01, 2010 |
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CCTA: Cost-effective, noninvasive alternative to invasive cardiac catheterization for the evaluation of significant CAD
Non-invasive coronary computed tomography angiography (CTA) is a cost-effective alternative to invasive cardiac catheterization in the care of patients who have positive stress test results but a less than 50 percent chance ...
Apr 21, 2010 |
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Study finds increased presence, severity of coronary artery plaques in HIV-infected men
A 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 plaques - some involving serious ...
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Jan 07, 2010 |
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Study finds gender gap persists in cardiac care
Gender differences persist in the quality of cardiac care across Ontario, according to a health study by researchers at St. Michael's Hospital and the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES). Ontario women who had ...
Dec 09, 2009 |
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Kidney damage from medical imaging procedures can cause long-term health problems
Kidney injury that can arise after undergoing certain medical imaging procedures increases a patient's risk of having a stroke or heart attack over the next year or two, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jun 25, 2009 |
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