Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Physician visual assessment was associated with higher stenosis severity readings than quantitative coronary ...

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 ...

The first multicenter study of the accuracy of some of the latest cardiac imaging technology found it was 99 percent as effective in ruling out obstructive coronary artery stenosis -- or narrowing of ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A majority of patients undergoing coronary angiogram had evidence of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, ...

A new study found that a non-invasive, AI enabled Coronary Computer Tomography Angiography effectively identified stenosis equally well or better than the conventional gold standard of invasive ...

LEFT: Deep learning-enabled CCTA showing noncalcified (red) and calcified plaque (yellow). RIGHT: 3D rendering of coronary tree showing deep learning-based plaque segmentation (Photo Credit: Damini ...

For stenting decisions in intermediate coronary stenosis, fractional flow reserve (FFR) guidance led to outcomes that were similar to those with intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) guidance, but with more ...

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 ...

VANCOUVER, BC—Maximal carotid artery plaque height (MCAH) may predict coronary artery stenosis in patients with and without chronic kidney disease (CKD), researchers reported at the Canadian Society ...