Imaging News

The FDA has designated Vascular Solutions’ recall of a dual lumen catheter used to rapidly deliver contrast material during angiographic studies as a class 1 recall, the most serious kind.

A novel method that incorporates information from cardiac CT and cardiac MRI aided cardiologists in diagnosing CAD, according to a study published in Radiology: Cardiothoracic Imaging.

Despite having less ischemia and less extensive CAD compared with men, women had more frequent angina, according to new data from the ISCHEMIA trial.

Among patients with pulmonary artery hypertension, intravascular ultrasound pulmonary artery denervation was associated with reductions in pulmonary vascular resistance and increases in 6-minute walk distance and daily activity, according to an early feasibility study published in JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions.

CT angiography-derived fractional flow reserve algorithm vs. invasive FFR for suspected or known CAD.

The cardio-oncology subspecialty has exploded in recent years, with the launch of dedicated cardio-oncology centers, entire conferences focusing on this area and new research, as awareness of cardiotoxicities associated with cancer treatment has increased.

Measurements of right ventricular volume and strain from 3D echocardiography were linked to later changes in right ventricular ejection fraction, according to a study published in JACC: CardioOncology.

Among patients with advanced established CAD, 18F-sodium fluoride PET may predict MI, according to data presented at the virtual American College of Cardiology Scientific Session.

Multiparametric cardiac MRI in patients presenting with nonsustained ventricular tachycardia and ventricular tachycardia/sudden cardiac death led to a change in diagnosis in approximately one-third of patients, according to data presented at the virtual American College of Cardiology Scientific Session.

Using coronary artery calcium scores may better define who should receive aspirin for primary prevention than using the Pooled Cohort Equations, researchers reported in Circulation.