A substudy reports that optical coherence tomography resulted in less vessel failure after percutaneous coronary angioplasty ...

SELECTIVE coronary angiography has become an invaluable means of distinguishing syndromes due to coronary-artery disease from those arising from other causes. Though much speculation has been made ...

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 ...

EviCore’s updated coverage guidelines support access to AI-enabled Plaque Analysis to help physicians precisely diagnose and manage patients with coronary artery diseaseMOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., July 11, ...

Among the 44 percent of patients in both groups who had ACC–AHA class I indications (those for which angiography is useful and effective), more fee-for-service beneficiaries than managed-care ...

Learn more from WebMD about high-tech tests for heart disease, including CT scans, PET scans, total body CT scans, calcium-score screening, and coronary CT angiography.

The history, ECG, age, risk factors, and troponin (HEART) score was developed as a rapid risk stratification tool. It has ...

Intravascular imaging can improve outcomes for complex stenting procedures in patients with high-risk calcified coronary artery disease Date: April 15, 2025 ...