According to Merrill H. Stewart, MD, Ochsner Health, the test can more accurately identify high-risk patients while helping others avoid unnecessary invasive procedures. Cardiac positron emission ...

The findings underscore the importance of training, best-practice protocols, and up-to-date equipment to reduce exposure for ...

Radiation doses during coronary artery disease testing varied widely based on global region, with patients in lower-income ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Early revascularization may confer mortality benefit in patients with moderate to severe myocardial ischemia ...

Advanced Cardiology and Electrophysiology in Lufkin is now the first clinic in East Texas to offer cardiac PET/CT scanning - ...

A nuclear stress test helps to assess your risk of a severe cardiac event. Depending on your health, a doctor may ask you to take a treadmill test or a chemical test, which uses medications to ...

In November, The Lancet published an international expert consensus review, "Contemporary, non-invasive imaging diagnosis of chronic coronary artery disease," that shows using CT coronary angiography ...

The heart is an intricate plumbing system of valves, pumps and pipelike vessels which control the flow of blood throughout the body, and the doctors who specialize in its function, diagnosis and ...

A key capability of the registry is predicting the risk of adverse events during transcatheter-based procedures on pediatric patients.

Physicians and leaders at Health First’s Viera Hospital opened the new Igo Family Cardiac Catheterization and Electrophysiology Lab.