In these cases, assessment by MSCT or another 3D imaging technique can accurately depict coronary anatomy and ... of the coronary arteries. Due to the duration of the CT data acquisition, the ...

Sublingual nitroglycerine is used to dilate the coronary arteries for better visualization. Depending on the CT scanner being used and the software available, there are numerous variations in ...

That's changing with the advent of new imaging technology: CT scans, MRI ... a better technique for finding small blockages in coronary arteries," says Mario Garcia, MD, director of cardiovascular ...

Even a mild infection with COVID-19 can promote clogged arteries, increasing the risk of heart attack in some people ...

This occurs as the body’s way of protecting against injury from coronary artery disease, stroke, or peripheral artery disease (such as atherosclerosis, which is a buildup of plaque, causing ...

COVID-19 accelerates the progression of atherosclerotic plaques, increasing coronary inflammation and the risk of high-risk ...

Using low-cost, non-invasive screening A calcium-scoring CT is a low-cost, non-invasive heart scan that identifies how much calcified plaque is in the coronary arteries. The plaque in heart’s ...

than negative CT-FFR results (CT-FFR > 0.80) both in participants with chronic coronary syndromes and ones with acute chest pain. This is the first reported fully-automatic CT-FFR technique ...

Currently, MSCT scanners provide high-quality cardiac images. Although rather robust images of the coronary artery are obtained frequently, MSCT coronary angiography is not sufficiently reliable ...