Cardiac computed tomography (cardiac CT) includes coronary CT angiography (CTA) as well as using CT technology to assess disease of the cardiac valves, aorta and pericardium. This examination requires ...

UK: A machine learning analysis of coronary CT angiography (CCTA) scans has found that skeletal muscle quality may provide ...

Background The reported prevalence and burden of coronary artery disease in young adults varies markedly in published studies ...

Noninvasive imaging of the coronary arteries using multidetector CT (MDCT) represents one of the most promising diagnostic imaging advances in contemporary cardiology. This challenging application has ...

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 ...

In this multicenter trial, 3561 patients with stable chest pain at intermediate risk for obstructive coronary artery disease were randomly assigned to undergo CT or invasive coronary angiography. Over ...

June 24, 2004 (Philadelphia) — A preliminary study on combined positron emission tomography and computed tomography (PET/CT) of the heart showed that this noninvasive imaging tool works just as well ...

Long contraindicated in patients with severe AS, the vasodilator may improve image quality with careful monitoring.

Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the number one cause of death in men and women. CAD is caused by atherosclerotic plaques developing in the coronary arteries. Many therapies have been shown to ...

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) ...

Ever since the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) gave priority to coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) as the test of choice for patients presenting with recent-onset ...