Reaching where an angiogram can’t: how Memorial Health treats unseen heart issues

If you have unexplained chest pains, shortness of breath or other heart-related problems, but your angiogram says your heart ...
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Immediate angiography may reduce stroke treatment time, improve recovery, lower disability

DALLAS, March 17, 2021 -- Immediate angiography, rather than the standard computed tomography (CT scan), reduced stroke treatment time and was linked to improved recovery, according to late-breaking ...
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‘Almost Perfect’ Agreement Seen Between Angiography- and CTA-Guided Treatment Decisions in Left Main, Three-Vessel Disease

PARIS, France—In patients with left main or three-vessel coronary disease, heart team-guided treatment decisions regarding CABG versus PCI based solely on noninvasive coronary CT angiography (CTA) ...
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Procedure clarifies diagnosis, allowing better treatment, QOL for angina patients with ‘negative’ angiogram

SAN DIEGO — An interventional diagnostic procedure for patients with angina and without obstructive CAD was safe, feasible and led to a change in physician diagnosis in nearly half of patients, ...
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Bipartisan members of congress relaunch Congressional Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) Caucus with event that brings together lawmakers, medical experts, and patie…

The Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI), the leading nonprofit medical society representing ...
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Mumbai docs treat woman after finding hidden cause for severe chest pain

Mumbai doctors have successfully treated a 66-year-old woman who was struggling with severe chest pain and breathlessness that made even short walks difficult. Despite her symptoms pointing toward a ...