Colder temperatures, stronger winds and fewer hours of sunlight could all raise a person’s risk of myocardial infarction, researchers reported in JAMA Cardiology.
Patients undergoing mammography prefer to be informed about breast arterial calcification (BAC), which is sometimes a sign of cardiovascular disease, according to new research published in the American Journal of Roentgenology.
HSHS Good Shepherd Hospital (Shelbyville, Ill.) contracted with HSHS service asset management partner Interstate Imaging, LLC (Evansville, Ind.) to acquire and install a Carestream Q-Rad DRX Digital X-ray System.
Eight people will be honored during this year’s American Medical Informatics Association annual symposium after winning the organization’s awards that recognize significant contributions in the field of informatics.
A team of Japanese researchers found a deep learning-based algorithm used to analyze time-of-flight (TOF) MR angiography images improved cerebral aneurysm detection with an average sensitivity of 92 percent compared to initial radiology reports, according to research published Oct. 23 in Radiology.
Higher ejection fractions (EFs) among heart failure patients are associated with an increased incidence of atrial fibrillation (AF) and worse cardiovascular outcomes, according to data from a multinational European registry.
While the sharing of patient data is a crucial part of clinical research, researchers still deal with several challenges that prevent their work from moving forward. There may be one solution that has the potential to address each challenge—blockchain.
More than 25 patient and consumer groups have spoken out against a new guidance issued by CMS on Tuesday that allows states to skirt patient protections mandated under the Affordable Care Act.
Researchers have used MRI to show the impact of sending electrical pulses to the vagus nerve in an attempt to correct gastrointestinal problems and provide “more precise treatment” that pharmaceutical therapies and diet have not achieved.
