The study will determine whether CMAs can obtain echocardiograms that, when reviewed by cardiologists, will detect more patients with cardiac disease compared to a standard physical examination with an electrocardiogram (ECG) in a primary care setting, according to a Northwestern University press release.

A new study aims to evaluate whether medical professionals with no ultrasound experience can use artificial intelligence (AI) software to capture high-quality echocardiograms, potentially opening the door to greater testing in primary care settings.

Updated cholesterol guidelines from the American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology suggest a more personalized approach to stroke risk assessment and address criticisms of five-year-old recommendations, according to CNN. But one new recommendation has generated pushback.

Critical shortages of imaging equipment and qualified radiologists left an estimated 56,000 angina patients without access to potentially lifesaving computed tomography (CT) scans last year, the Royal College of Radiologists and British Society of Cardiovascular Imaging announced Nov. 8.

Last year, more than 56,000 angina patients across the U.K. were denied life-saving CT heart scans due to the continuing shortage of radiologists and scanners, according to data released Nov. 8 by the Royal College of Radiologists (RCR) and the British Society of Cardiovascular Imaging (BSCI), published in The BMJ.

Boston Scientific announced clinical outcomes from the IMPERIAL Long Lesion Sub-study demonstrating that the Eluvia Drug-Eluting Vascular Stent System is safe and effective in treating patients with long, complex, calcified lesions within the superficial femoral and proximal popliteal arteries.

Nuclear medicine clinics could be operating at 25 percent capacity or less by the end of the week due to a shortage of Technetium-99m, said one hospital leader.

Coronary artery calcium (CAC) scoring could be the key to determining which patients are most likely to benefit from statin therapy, according to a retrospective analysis published Nov. 5 in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.