After ruling out a myocardial infarction (MI) in patients with suspected acute coronary syndrome (ACS), routine use of CT ...

Cardiac computed tomography (cardiac CT) includes coronary CT angiography (CTA) as well as using CT technology to assess disease of the cardiac valves, aorta and pericardium. This examination requires ...

Coronary CT angiography (CTCA) scans do not reduce the risk of heart attacks or cardiac death over three years in patients ...

A lot has changed in the world of CCTA since the previous guideline was published back in 2014. This new expert consensus ...

Giving CT angiogram scans to people coming to the emergency room with chest pain could improve the speed of heart attack detection and lower costs, a research study has found. Among the findings were ...

Multislice CT scanners show promise for the noninvasive detection of coronary stenosis. Rapid improvements in technology mean that newer-generation spiral CT scanners are capable of higher spatial and ...

The lack of impact on outcomes was surprising, says the investigator, though the FAST-CTCA trial may still come through.

A new study found that a non-invasive, AI enabled Coronary Computer Tomography Angiography effectively identified stenosis equally well or better than the conventional gold standard of invasive ...

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 ...

June 24, 2004 (Philadelphia) — A preliminary study on combined positron emission tomography and computed tomography (PET/CT) of the heart showed that this noninvasive imaging tool works just as well ...

Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the number one cause of death in men and women. CAD is caused by atherosclerotic plaques developing in the coronary arteries. Many therapies have been shown to ...