Imaging News

The use of a novel smartphone-based technology — transdermal optical imaging — to measure BP fell within 5 mm Hg of reference measurements in adults who were normotensive, according to a study published in Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging.

Clinical examination with focused cardiac ultrasonography had greater sensitivity to identify patients with left ventricular dysfunction and mitral or aortic valve disease compared with clinical assessment alone, according to a study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine.

Biologic therapy for moderate to severe psoriasis reduced in coronary inflammation, as assessed by perivascular fat attenuation index via coronary CTA, a measurement that may be able to track response to CAD interventions, researchers reported in JAMA Cardiology.

Healio compiled a list of the most-read cardiology articles posted in July. This month, our readers were interested in discoveries from REDUCE-IT and other prevention trials, the potential CV risks of e-cigarettes, the top-line results of PARAGON-HF and much more.

Bayer announced it has received approval from the FDA for its gadobutrol injection for use in cardiac MRIs to gauge myocardial perfusion and late gadolinium enhancement in adult patients with suspected CAD.

Among a cohort of patients with Enterococcus faecalis bacteremia who underwent echocardiography, more than one-quarter had infective endocarditis, according to data published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

Among adults with abdominal obesity, endurance and resistance training reduced certain kinds of cardiac adipose tissue mass, researchers reported.

Among patients with dilated cardiomyopathy on implantable cardioverter defibrillator or cardiac resynchronization defibrillator therapies, titin-truncating variants in the TTN gene were associated with elevated risk for ventricular tachycardia and other arrhythmias, researchers reported.

Among patients with non-small cell lung cancer, a higher cardiac radiation dose may lead to elevated risk for major adverse cardiac events and all-cause mortality, according to findings published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

Older adults with low coronary artery calcium scores were found to have significantly low CV risk, according to findings published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.