Both the angiogram and angioplasty are useful tools when diagnosing and treating blockages and other heart issues. Both procedures are performed on an outpatient basis and are minimally invasive. If ...

Background Rapid access chest pain (RACP) clinics are designed to expedite cardiac assessment, but current pathways cause ...

Dr. Topol is senior author of: Rosenberg S, Elashoff MR, Beineke B, et al; PREDICT (Personalized Risk Evaluation and Diagnosis in the Coronary Tree) Investigators. Multicenter validation of the ...

Chest pain may still be angina even when coronary angiogram testing shows the main heart arteries look clear. Using stress cardiac stress MRI testing to measure blood flow around the heart appears to ...

Chest pain may still be angina even when the main heart arteries look clear. Using cardiac stress MRI (a heart scan that measures blood flow with magnetic resonance imaging), testing uncovered small ...

All of the participants had a coronary angiogram test within three months prior to enrollment in the study, with the results indicating they had suspected angina and no obstructive coronary arteries ...

Contrary to the opinion of the UK’s National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), up-front use of CT-derived fractional flow reserve (FFRCT) in patients with new-onset chest pain will not ...

When a Cardiologist tells you that you have“90 percent blockage,” the mind goes straight to fear. Most families immediately ask three questions. Is this a heart attack. Do I need a stent right now.