News tagged with catheterization procedure
Mass. General Hospital to create registry for coronary optical coherence tomography
Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), together with a coalition of 20 international sites in five countries, will create the world's largest registry of patients who have had optical coherence tomography (OCT) of the coronary ...
Mar 25, 2010 |
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New software provides 3-D views of arteries in catheterization lab
New technology that allows doctors to see three-dimensional images of heart arteries in the catheterization lab passed its first major testing hurdle — moving doctors closer to understanding its impact on ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jan 26, 2010 |
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Calcium scans may be effective screening tool for heart disease
A simple, non-invasive test appears to be an effective screening tool for identifying patients with silent heart disease who are at risk for a heart attack or sudden death. Coronary artery calcium scans can be done without ...
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Sep 30, 2009 |
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Immediate intervention for patients with ACS not always more beneficial
For some patients with acute coronary syndromes, the strategy of immediate intervention at a medical center does not appear to result in differences in outcomes in comparison with an intervention performed the next working ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Sep 01, 2009 |
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