Toronto, ON - Use of ultrasound contrast agents during stress echocardiography is safe, even in patients with higher baseline risk factors, a new study suggests [1]. The findings add fresh support to ...

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--New international cardiology guidelines require the use of an ultrasound enhancing agent during stress echocardiograms to assess myocardial perfusion in patients with ...

Although contrast agents have an essential role in non-invasive imaging techniques, potential side effects limit their use. For example, both low- and iso-osmolar iodinated contrast media used in ...

A large, retrospective study (abstract number 1027-265) presented by Dr. Michael Main at the 58 th Annual Scientific Sessions of the American College of Cardiology held in Orlando, Florida, ...

Coronary artery calcium (CAC) scans are an excellent tool for better defining coronary heart disease risk in many individuals. In light of the recent American College of Cardiology/American Heart ...

A stress echocardiogram is an imaging test that monitors the functioning of the heart by inducing a stress test, a stimulus that facilitates a stressful environment within the heart. Through ...

ST. LOUIS – New research from Saint Louis University School of Medicine may give doctors a way to predict life-threatening heart problems in women. The team studied 421 diabetic women between 49 and ...

An echocardiogram, or echo, is a test that helps doctors check on your heart health. The test, which is a kind of ultrasound, uses harmless sound waves to create a real-time moving picture of your ...

Stress testing results—no matter the modality used to obtain them—predict prognosis among patients with stable, moderate-to-severe CAD, new data from the ISCHEMIA trial suggest. The study, published ...

Cardiovascular stress testing to diagnose patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) and other related types of conditions can be a highly-effective tool in many cases. In fact, many cardiologists ...