Q: My doctor suspects I have heart disease and wants me to have an angiogram. What will happen during this procedure? A: Coronary angiography is the gold standard for diagnosing coronary artery ...
A normal coronary angiogram does not always guarantee safety from a heart attack. Conditions like microvascular disease, ...
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 ...
Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) is the most common form of heart disease, accounting for about 20% of local deaths. Recent studies by NHCS looked into data that are unique to the Asian population and ...
What is the best way to determine if you are developing the nation's most deadly condition, coronary artery disease (CAD)? An increasing number of doctors are encouraging patients -- especially those ...
Since the advent of TAVR, the patient with coronary disease and severe aortic stenosis has posed a clinical quandary for interventional cardiologists—now a new practical guide is offering some tips.
A study led by the Department of Medicine, School of Clinical Medicine, LKS Faculty of Medicine of the University of Hong ...
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) ...
Patients with complex coronary artery disease who underwent a stenting procedure guided by intravascular imaging were nearly 40% less likely to die of heart disease, have a heart attack caused by a ...
Competency-based cardiac imaging delivery is needed for effective and efficient patient care, according to a European Society of Cardiology (ESC) statement published today in European Heart Journal a ...