Most patients who received mechanical ventilation for COVID-19 at a busy European hospital not only survived but also showed no scarring or thickening on lung CT at two years post-discharge.

Eric Secemsky, MD, told Cardiovascular Business that a lack of training is one of the biggest factors limiting the use of intravascular imaging-guided PCI among interventional cardiologists. 

Experts recently questioned the necessity of scanning the axilla region during diagnostic breast ultrasound, as new data indicate that it is minimally beneficial for cancer detection. 

The FAPI radiotracer experts used in this research can bind specifically to the connective tissue cells that cause intestinal wall fibrosis common to Crohn's disease.

The FDA-approved tool works by reprioritizing CTPA exams to the top of a radiologist’s work list when the scan is positive for PE.

In some cases, certain classes of anti-amyloid beta (Aβ) drugs resulted in individuals’ brain volume decreasing more rapidly while using the drug than they would have if they had not received treatment at all. 

One benefit of these new detectors is that they can operate efficiently across multiple energy levels.

SCAI President Sunil Rao, MD, spoke with us about some of the key interventional cardiology studies presented at ACC.23 in New Orleans.