Researchers found coronary computed tomography angiogram (CTA) in addition to standard cardiac testing may reduce patients at risk for coronary heart disease or a heart attack.

“The technology’s usefulness may come down to a deeper question: How effective are stents for treating heart disease, and do you even need to know whether an artery is open or not?” according to an article published Aug. 27 by Forbes.

Researchers have found young adults' lifestyle choices can increase their risk of stroke and dementia later in life, even with good cardiovascular health and without evidence of cerebrovascular disease, according to an Aug. 21 study in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

Researchers from the University of Leicester in the United Kingdom found that preclinical ultrasound could improve detection of diseases in blood vessels and identify early signs of cardiovascular disease before a patient develops symptoms, according to research published online in the August issue of Ultrasound.

Philips introduces EPIQ CVx, offering cardiologists tailored applications for diagnostic, pediatric and interventional echocardiography featuring faster data processing, sharper imaging, robust automated quantification and customizable exam tools designed to help cardiologists deliver better care for their patients.

One of the largest known brain imaging studies used 62,000 brain SPECT scans to discover that disorders such as schizophrenia and patterns of cerebral blood flow can help predict accelerated aging of the brain.

Valvular heart disease patients who were black, women, older or used Medicaid were less likely to receive recommended transthoracic echocardiogram (TTE), according to a Massachusetts General Hospital study.

Patients with valvular heart disease were significantly less likely to receive transthoracic echocardiograms (TTEs) within guideline-recommended timeframes if they were women, black, older or used Medicaid insurance, according to a single-center study published in JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging.