SHREVEPORT, LA (KSLA) - You have probably heard of a stress test to determine any issues with your heart. However, here's another test that doctors say can give patients more ease of mind, and still ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Stress tests are a thing of the past. Make way for coronary CT angiography. Wide-eyed medical students might ...

SEATTLE — If you've ever worried about your heart health but scared to undergo an invasive treatment to get it checked, there’s a test that offers answers without a hospital stay or surgery. Dr.

WASHINGTON, DC — The recently introduced Coronary Artery Disease-Reporting and Data System (CAD-RADS), used to standardize reporting of findings from coronary CT angiograms, was validated by ...

I remember with sadness the 78-year-old woman who, despite no symptoms of coronary artery disease, was persuaded by an advertisement to have a heart saver CT scan of the heart. This led to open heart ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Although the lifetime risk of cancer associated with exposure to radiation from computerize tomographic (CT) coronary angiography is "non-negligible," the risk varies ...

CT has been utilized for a) coronary angiography (coronary CTA) and b) coronary calcium scoring. The coronary arteries had conventionally been visualized using invasive coronary angiography that ...

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Using a heart scan in the emergency room to rule out heart attacks and other problems in low-risk patients with chest pain can save hospitals billions of dollars, researchers said ...

New UK recommendations for the assessment of chest pain are prioritizing the use of CT angiography in cases where a diagnosis of stable angina cannot be excluded on the basis of a clinical assessment ...

Randomised comparison of a novel, ultrathin strut biodegradable polymer sirolimus-eluting stent with a durable polymer everolimus-eluting stent for percutaneous coronary revascularization Receive the ...