Computed Tomography Angiography

CT imaging of patients entering lung cancer treatment identified a high prevalence of atherosclerosis, according to data presented at the American College of Cardiology’s Advancing the Cardiovascular Care of the Oncology Patient course.

In patients with angina with nonobstructive CAD, invasive testing increased the likelihood of an angina endotype diagnosis and improved treatment satisfaction compared with controls, but did not improve angina burden, researchers reported.

A deep learning model trained to quantify epicardial adipose tissue volume measured via routine coronary CT angiography scans can improve risk assessment for CV and non-CV outcomes, independent of other risk factors, researchers reported.

The ACG has issued revised guidelines for the management of patients with acute lower gastrointestinal bleeding, which include new recommendations for risk stratification and reversal agents for patients on anticoagulants.

In patients with critical limb ischemia, CT-derived fractional flow reserve often detected silent coronary ischemia, and selective revascularization of those diagnosed with it improved outcomes, according to a presentation.

AI-powered intelligent care coordination company Viz.ai introduced its cerebral aneurysm detection platform at the Society of Vascular and Interventional Neurology annual meeting.

Direct transfer to angiography suite vs. CT suite in patients with acute stroke who are candidates for endovascular treatment.

Patients with suspected large vessel occlusion stroke transferred directly to the angiography suite at admission had better functional outcomes compared with those transferred to the CT suite, a researcher reported.

Early coronary CTA vs. standard care in high-risk patients with suspected ACS.

An analysis of 1-year outcomes did not support the use of early coronary CT angiography among intermediate and high-risk patients with suspected ACS, according to the results of the RAPID-CTCA trial.