Imaging News

In a recent controversial statement, The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force concluded current evidence is insufficient to assess the balance of benefits and harms of adding coronary artery calcium score to traditional CV risk assessment.

Artificial intelligence (AI) and its forms of implementation via either supervised learning, unsupervised learning, machine learning or cognitive computing are already in use in some forms within medical settings, including cardiology. Its role is expanding rapidly, and medical professionals continue to grapple with trying to better define the role of AI, as well as to break down the barriers to adoption.

MUNICH — Very early invasive coronary angiography and possible revascularization within 12 hours of diagnosis did not improve long-term clinical outcomes compared with a standard invasive strategy within 48 to 72 hours in patients presenting with non-ST-segment elevation ACS, according to new data from the VERDICT trial.

MUNICH — Patients with stable chest pain who underwent CTA with standard care had a significantly lower rate of CHD-related death and nonfatal MI at 5 years compared with standard care alone, according to new data from the SCOT-HEART trial presented at the European Society of Cardiology Congress.

Philips announced that two CV ultrasound systems to perform diagnostic, pediatric and interventional echocardiography have received 510(k) clearance from the FDA.

Women with breast cancer who underwent anthracycline therapy had a decrease in left ventricular mass that potentially resulted from cardiomyocyte atrophy, according to a study published in JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging.

Coronary microvascular dysfunction was independently associated with adverse outcomes and elevated BMI in patients who underwent evaluation for CAD, according to a study published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

A novel CVD risk prediction tool combining coronary artery calcium score with traditional risk factors demonstrated good discrimination and calibration, researchers reported in Circulation.

In young pregnant women, obesity was associated with parameters that may bring on preeclampsia and other CV complications, researchers reported at the American Heart Association’s Basic Cardiovascular Sciences Scientific Sessions.

HF is an uncommon complication of breast cancer treatment, but cardiac monitoring should be conducted in certain high-risk patients, according to a study published in JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging.