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 ...

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 ...

A coronary angiogram is basically an X-ray photograph of the heart's arteries to look for blockages. It should NOT be done to diagnose coronary artery disease (CAD) in a stable patient, as this is ...

A new expert opinion from the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions (SCAI) examines the evolving role of angiography-derived physiology (ADP), a wire-free method for coronary ...

The genomic drivers of coronary artery disease (CAD) are associated with the presentation of acute coronary syndromes and the severity and burden of angiographic CAD; these drivers also predict the ...

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 ...

More than 1 million invasive diagnostic coronary angiography procedures are performed annually in the United States, and at present, x-ray coronary angiography is the only accepted method for the ...

The SMARTFLOW™ clinical team at the Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation (MHIF) at Allina Health Minneapolis Heart ...

A new method for determining whether patients with heart disease need coronary stents or bypass surgery is more effective than the angiogram, which is currently used, according to research from ...

PETALING JAYA – Former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak will not need to undergo surgical intervention after undergoing a coronary angiogram on July 25, doctors have confirmed. Najib’s medical ...