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SANTA ANA PUEBLO, N.M. — Coronary artery calcium scoring is a useful tool for shared decision making for the use of statin therapy, according to a presentation at the American Society for Preventive Cardiology Congress on CVD.

Cardiology Today’s Intervention compiled a list of the top 5 stories posted to Healio.com/Intervention in July.

In a cohort study based on the Pan-London PCI registry, patients who underwent OCT-guided PCI had improved procedural outcomes, in-hospital MACE and long-term survival compared with patients who underwent standard angiography-guided PCI, and similar outcomes compared with IVUS-guided PCI.

Visura Technologies announced that a single-use disposable camera system used during a transesophageal echocardiogram has received 510(k) clearance from the FDA.

Avinger announced that the newest generation of its catheter to diagnose and treat patients with peripheral artery disease has been cleared for marketing by the FDA.

Patients who were evaluated for CAD with cardiac hybrid imaging, which combined single-photon emission CT myocardial perfusion imaging with coronary CTA, had accurate predictions of long-term adverse cardiac events, according to a study published in Radiology.

Women with severe preeclampsia had elevated right ventricular systolic pressure, high rates of diastolic dysfunction, high risk for pulmonary edema and other adverse parameters, researchers reported.

Among patients who underwent carotid artery stenting, in-stent restenosis of at least 50% was higher than some previous estimates, according to data presented at the Society for Vascular Surgery Vascular Annual Meeting.

Advancements in virtual reality have given physicians the ability to learn quickly, interpret images accurately and complete interventions in less time, according to a review published in JACC: Basic to Translational Science.

Patients with psoriasis who were treated with adalimumab had a reduction in key markers of inflammation such as glycoprotein acetylation compared with those treated with phototherapy, according to a study published in Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging.