Scientists hope their findings will potentially spare tens of thousands of future heart patients from undergoing a procedure.
People with heart failure often need a test called right heart catheterization, where a tube is inserted into the heart to ...
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 ...
Non-invasive Vivio System Uses Left Ventricular End-Diastolic Pressure (LVEDP), While Invasive Device Measures Pulmonary Artery Pressure (PAP) As Surrogate for LVEDP Ventric Health, a medtech ...
A breakthrough in MRI technology offers a safer alternative to risky heart procedures. Researchers at the University of East Anglia demonstrated that routine MRI scans could accurately measure oxygen ...
NEW YORK -- A troublingly high number of U.S. patients who are given angiograms to check for heart disease turn out not to have a significant problem, according to the latest study to suggest ...
Following a heart transplant, patients must undergo surgical biopsies so that clinicians can monitor for signs of organ rejection. A new study shows the promise of a biomarker that could allow doctors ...
A routine MRI scan may help a doctor assess a heart failure patient, according to a new study, offering an alternative to ...
NEW YORK - A substantial number of heart doctors - about one in four - say they order medical tests that might not be needed out of fear of getting sued, according to a new study. Nearly 600 doctors ...