Clinical Research

AI helps identify risk in adults with congenital heart disease
STS plans on using new research out of Mayo Clinic to help with the development of a surgical risk calculator for adults with this challenging condition.
Excessive alcohol use increases risk of amputation in CLTI patients
Identifying patients with alcohol use disorder prior to treatment may help care teams plan ahead and anticipate potential complications.
New study of homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia finds higher LDL-C levels in women
The American Society for Preventive Cardiology celebrated researchers for uncovering new insights into this rare condition.
Side effect of popular Alzheimer's treatment may actually be a good sign, new PET findings suggest
Amyloid-related imaging abnormality edema is a known side effect of anti-amyloid monoclonal antibody treatments, such as Leqembi and donanemab Kisunla.
How hypertension during pregnancy impacts a woman's long-term cardiovascular health
Emerging research suggests that the early postpartum period may represent a critical window for influencing a woman's long-term cardiovascular health.

Saarland University adopting Sectra Education Portal to enhance medical learning

The German institution will have access to the portal for training radiology techs in a patient care setting.

Aycan and Enspectra partner for clinical trials on cellular imaging system

The VIO system visualizes and captures images at the cellular level for improved diagnostics.

Multiple factors can interfere with pulse oximetry accuracy including skin pigmentation. Multiple studies have shown the inaccuracy of current pulse oximeters in patients with darker skin tones than whites, often over estimating their oxygenation when in fact they are hypoxic. Images courtesy of Masimo.

Inaccurate pulse oximeter readings impact Black heart failure patients and FDA plans to address this

Black patients are already less likely to receive LVADs or transplants compared to whites, and these inaccurate readings can further widen the disparities.

Examples of photon-counting coronary angiography showing how clarity improves as the thickness of the image is reduced. Top: 60-year-old female, with noncalcified plaque (arrowheads) and coronary stenosis (inset images). The reduced section thickness did not affect assessment in this patient. Bottom: 56-year-old female with calcified plaque (arrowheads) and coronary stenosis. The reduced section thickness leads to less calcium blooming and therefore a less severe percentage of stenosis. Courtesy of RSNA

Coronary artery disease classification improved with photon-counting CT

After a photon-counting CT, 54% of patients had their coronary artery disease classification downgraded.

Focused ultrasound may alleviate pain without drugs, study finds

Researchers from Virginia Tech uncovered physiological changes from altering the way the brain perceives pain.

Artifacts from hair on X-rays shed light on health equity gap

Do radiologists see how the hair styles of Black and brown people impact imaging exams?

Microrobots guided by an MRI eradicate liver cancer

The technique was successful in a proof-of-concept animal study, but human trials are a long way off.

A transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) procedure being performed at Intermountain Healthcare. Image from Intermountain Healthcare

Anticoagulants after TAVR: 5-year survival data favor DOACs over VKAs

However, that one finding does not tell the whole story. Researchers also found that DOACs may increase a TAVR patient's risk of a disabling stroke.

Clinical Research

AI helps identify risk in adults with congenital heart disease

Excessive alcohol use increases risk of amputation in CLTI patients

New study of homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia finds higher LDL-C levels in women

Side effect of popular Alzheimer's treatment may actually be a good sign, new PET findings suggest

How hypertension during pregnancy impacts a woman's long-term cardiovascular health