Imaging News

Intracardiac echocardiography use during ablation for atrial fibrillation reduced readmissions at 90 days by 12%, driven by a 24% decrease in HF‐related admissions, researchers reported.

Increasing left main coronary artery plaque burden was associated with long-term all-cause and cardiac mortality in patients who did not have revascularization, even if the lumen area was preserved, researchers reported.

Weight loss after bariatric surgery may drive marked improvements in cardiac structure and function due to reductions in visceral fat, including left ventricular reverse remodeling and reduced ventricular interaction, researchers reported.

Healio and Cardiology Today have compiled a list of the most-read news in CV intervention from TCT 2022.

Mortality from CAD has fallen dramatically in the U.S. overall during the past 40 years due to rapid progress in prevention and treatment strategies, yet data show younger women have not benefited from this trend.

BOSTON — In the Healio video exclusive, Cardiology Today Intervention Section Editor Deepak L. Bhatt, MD, MPH, discussed late breaking research in renal and pulmonary artery denervation and other trials presented at TCT 2022.

BOSTON — Ultrasound-guided femoral access improved first attempt success in coronary procedures but did not reduce the occurrence of major bleeding and vascular complications vs. fluoroscopy alone, a speaker reported.

BOSTON — In patients with intermediate- and high-risk pulmonary embolism, mechanical thrombectomy was safe and linked with good short-term hemodynamic and clinical outcomes, according to data from the FLASH registry.

PET with a novel radiotracer met its primary endpoint for sensitivity and specificity of CAD detection, researchers reported at the Annual Scientific Session and Exhibition of the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology.

RANCHO PALOS VERDES, Calif. — Breast arterial calcification measured during mammography is a readily available surrogate marker of atherosclerotic CVD and may predict subclinical CAD and microvascular disease, according to a speaker.