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Lung cancer screening CTs find coronary artery disease in 83% of cases

Written by | 3 Dec 2024

Lung cancer screening with low-dose chest computed tomography (CT) may detect more than just lung cancer. As new research in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) https://www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.231602 shows, these CTs can identify coronary… read more.

FDA approves Flyrcado (flurpiridaz F 18) radioactive diagnostic for enhanced diagnosis of coronary artery disease

Written by | 14 Oct 2024

GE HealthCare  announced that the FDA has granted approval of Flyrcado (flurpiridaz F 18) injection, a first of its kind positron emission tomography myocardial perfusion imaging (PET MPI)… read more.

Women with heart disease are less likely to receive life-saving drugs than men

Written by | 29 Apr 2024

Women with heart disease are less often treated with cholesterol-lowering drugs than men, according to research presented today at ESC Preventive Cardiology 2024, a scientific congress of the European… read more.

FDA approval for the Agent drug-coated balloon to treat coronary in-stent restenosis in patients with coronary artery disease – Boston Scientific

Written by | 8 Mar 2024

Boston Scientific Corporation announced it has received FDA approval for the Agent Drug-Coated Balloon (DCB), which is indicated to treat coronary in-stent restenosis (ISR) in patients with coronary… read more.

Dedicated women’s heart centers can improve accurate diagnoses and outcomes

Written by | 8 Sep 2022

Cardiac conditions in women are underdiagnosed, undertreated, and under-researched compared to men. In an important prospective study in the Canadian Journal of Cardiology, published by Elsevier, investigators report that attending a… read more.

Aspirin does not cut risk in non-obstructive heart disease

Written by | 5 May 2022

Aspirin therapy, as opposed to statin use, for non-obstructive coronary artery disease does not reduce major cardiovascular events, according to a new study published in Radiology: Cardiothoracic Imaging. … read more.

Smartphone app calculates genetic risk for heart attack

Written by | 18 Mar 2022

A Scripps Research team developed a smartphone app that can calculate users’ genetic risk for coronary artery disease (CAD) — and found that users at high risk sought… read more.

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