Patients with significant narrowing/blockages on coronary CTA who underwent CT-FFR had lower rates of invasive coronary angiography (25.5% vs. 74.5%) and subsequent percutaneous coronary intervention ...

SEATTLE — If you've ever worried about your heart health but scared to undergo an invasive treatment to get it checked, there’s a test that offers answers without a hospital stay or surgery. Dr.

A new method for determining whether patients with heart disease need coronary stents or bypass surgery is more effective than the angiogram, which is currently used, according to research from ...

A novel, minimally invasive computer software-based method that uses artificial intelligence to determine whether plaques in a coronary artery are restricting blood flow to the patient’s heart ...

Patti Hutton of Liberty Township with Dr. Odayme Quesada, medical director of the Women's Heart Center at The Christ Hospital. Patti Hutton spent 15 years dealing with severe stabbing pain in her ...

Cardiologist explains why some younger adults with obesity, diabetes or smoking history may need a CT angiogram to detect ...

Angiography diagnoses blocked heart arteries, while angioplasty treats them - a distinction many patients still misunderstand ...

Patients with complex coronary artery disease who underwent a stenting procedure guided by intravascular imaging were nearly 40% less likely to die of heart disease, have a heart attack caused by a ...

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the most prevalent form of ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am 68 and in good shape; I work out daily. I had a few episodes of angina two to three years ago and started going to a cardiologist as a result. I have had quite a few tests done, ...