Cardiac MRI can successfully evaluate treatment response in cardiac amyloidosis: Study Dr. Hiral patel3 Aug 2022 2:45 PM GMTUK: Cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) plays a unique role in assessing treatment response in cardiac amyloidosis. CMR demonstrates regression of...
New PET imaging agent may predict functional outcomes after a heart attack Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli17 Jun 2022 2:30 PM GMTVancouver, British Columbia, Canada: Poor functional outcomes after a heart attack can be predicted with a new PET imaging agent, 68Ga-FAPI-46....
Regression of myocardial fibrosis improves cardiac function and functional status: finds study Dr Sravan Kumar17 March 2022 3:30 AM GMTStudies showed that myocardial fibrosis is associated with increased hospitalizations for heart failure and mortality in patients with heart failure...
COVID-19 vaccine-associated myocarditis milder, confirms Cardiac MRI based study Medha Baranwal26 Feb 2022 3:30 AM GMTCanada: Cardiac MRI shows the presence of a similar pattern of myocardial injury in myocarditis associated with the COVID-19 vaccine compared to...
Infarct size of fibrocytes to increase risk of heart attack Dr. Nandita Mohan4 Feb 2022 1:17 PM GMTAccording to a study in American Heart Journal Circulating fibrocytes measured 6 months after STEMI positively correlate with 6-month infarct size...
Patients with repaired tetralogy of Fallot may have good long-term outcomes, predict Cardiac MRI markers Medha Baranwal20 Jan 2022 5:00 AM GMTBoston, MA: A recent study has revealed that adults with repaired tetralogy of Fallot (rTOF) and a no more than mild right ventricular (RV)...
Macitentan remarkably improves CMR indices of RV function in pulmonary hypertension, REPAIR study. dr. Abhimanyu Uppal10 Dec 2021 4:38 AM GMTRight ventricular (RV) failure is the primary cause of death in pulmonary artery hypertension (PAH). Despite being the gold standard investigation for...
Novel approach allows performing cardiac MRI in children without sedation: Study Medha Baranwal3 Nov 2021 3:30 AM GMTUSA: A novel approach of bringing parents into the MRI bore and positioning them head-to-head with their children may be helpful in making fidgety...
Myocarditis after COVID-19 vaccination and cardiac MRI findings Medha Baranwal2 Nov 2021 3:30 AM GMTUSA: A recent study in the American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR) suggests radiologists be aware of the possible occurrence of myocarditis following...
Necrotic Mitral Annular Calcification a potential source of embolism: Case report Dr Sravan Kumar14 Oct 2021 3:30 AM GMTMitral annular calcification (MAC) characterized by periannular calcium deposits is a degenerative abnormality commonly seen in elderly population....
Cardiac MR highly accurate for detecting cardiac tumors: Study Medha Baranwal29 Sep 2021 3:30 AM GMTUSA: Cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) has high diagnostic accuracy in patients with suspected cardiac tumors, reveals a recent study published...
High-resolution cardiac MRI may detect myocardial injuries after COVID-19 infection: Study Medha Baranwal28 Sep 2021 3:30 AM GMTFrance: An accelerated HR-LGE technique can help diagnose COVID-related myocardial injuries, a recent study has found. According to the study,...
