A new study finds that higher waist-to-hip ratio is associated with lower radiation dose in coronary CT angiography, driven ...

Traditionally, the interventional cardiologist first visualizes the coronary anatomy in detail when contrast is injected in the catheterization laboratory. For many patients, however, that anatomy has ...

Intravenous sodium bicarbonate and oral acetylcysteine are widely used to prevent acute kidney injury and associated adverse outcomes after angiography without definitive evidence of their efficacy.

Ischemic heart disease is a major cause of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. The role of immediate coronary angiography and percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in the treatment of patients who have ...

Heart disease is one of the most serious challenges to global health. The incidence of heart-related diseases and life-threatening conditions is steadily increasing. You may have frequently heard of ...

If you have chest pain, difficulty in breathing or feeling of uneasiness, then it is the best thing to go to a doctor and get tested. And if the doctor suspects any heart problem or blockage in the ...

Angiography mainly shows the silhouette of the artery, while tests such as intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) and optical ...

One-year success rates from angioplasty procedures to open clogged arteries in the legs were significantly higher among patients whose procedures were guided by intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) ...

Radiologic technologists supporting endovascular procedures sometimes work inside the room during imaging. While keeping ...

A heart blockage does not always announce itself with dramatic chest pain. Coronary arteries can slowly narrow as fatty ...