Imaging News

Patients who were shown pictorial representations of their atherosclerosis severity by their doctors had a decreased risk for CVD 1 year later, according to a study published in The Lancet.

Women who snore or have obstructive sleep apnea had earlier cardiac function impairment compared with men, according to data presented at the Radiological Society of North America Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting.

Women who maintained a healthy lifestyle during the menopausal transition had less subclinical atherosclerosis, according to a study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association.

Mandated health screenings for European football players may not always catch the potential for CV incidents, according to a study published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine.

CHICAGO — Among patients who had a kidney transplant, ligation of the arteriovenous fistula resulted in decreased left ventricular mass and reduction in volume of all four cardiac changers, researchers reported at the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions.

The American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology, in collaboration with multiple other societies, recently published two highly significant documents in the field of preventive cardiology.

Measuring levels of high-sensitivity cardiac troponin I may be useful to determine if a patient with coronary artery disease has a low risk for myocardial ischemia, according to a study published in Annals of Internal Medicine.

BOSTON — Breast cancer and CVD are often linked together, and therefore, oncological treatments should include CVD risks, according to a presentation at the Cardiometabolic Health Congress.

BOSTON — Coronary artery calcium scoring and biomarker assessment appear to improve prediction of CVD risk, according to two presentations at the Cardiometabolic Health Congress.

BOSTON — In this video exclusive, Ana Barac, MD, PhD, associate professor of medicine at Georgetown University and director of the cardio-oncology program at MedStar Heart and Vascular Institute in Washington, D.C., discusses cardiovascular disease in women with breast cancer.