People with heart failure often need a test called right heart catheterization, where a tube is inserted into the heart to ...

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – June 20, 2023 – An estimated 3 million patients visit emergency departments each year with acute chest pain and mildly elevated troponin levels. High levels of troponin, a ...

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 ...

Thousands of heart patients could be spared "risky" invasive tests - thanks to an MRI scan breakthrough.

April 11 (UPI) --A newly developed, non-invasive imaging test can help identify which patients with coronary artery blockage or narrowing need angioplasty or a bypass procedure, a U.S. study published ...

Compared with traditional replacement valves, sutureless valves placed through minimally invasive cardiac surgery have less data supporting their use but offer unique features that might make them the ...

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sensydia, a medical technology company pioneering non-invasive cardiac assessment, today announced that the first patient has been enrolled in its multi-center pivotal ...

Aline Iskandar has a special interest in non-invasive advanced cardiac imaging and is board certified in cardiology and cardiac CT, which provides information about coronary artery disease. She is ...