Surface and volume-rendered images offer a 3D representation of the heart and the epicardial ... 3D imaging technique can accurately depict coronary anatomy and its relation to the great vessels.

New medical technology at Cranberry Township’s UPMC Passavant is offering an expedited way to detect heart-related ailments.

Currently, MSCT scanners provide high-quality cardiac images. Although rather robust images of the coronary artery are obtained frequently, MSCT coronary angiography is not sufficiently reliable ...

When a blood clot forms in a coronary artery and blocks blood flow to the heart, it can cause a heart attack. The pressure of circulating blood on the walls of arteries. Blood pressure is divided into ...

We explored the coronary anatomy and the resulting haemodynamics in patients with suspected but no significant CAD. Left Main (LM) bifurcations were 3D-reconstructed from 127 Computed Tomography ...

SCS subtends a clinically relevant classification that more fully encompasses the different diseases of the epicardial and microvascular coronary circulation. Ischaemic heart disease (IHD) persists as ...

Heart disease is the leading cause of death for men, women, and people of most racial and ethnic groups. In fact, according ...

In patients with acute coronary syndrome complicated with cardiogenic shock, PCI should be confined to the culprit lesion in the acute emergency setting. CME credits for Education in Heart Education ...

BACKGROUND: The optimal coronary stenting technique for true left main bifurcation lesions is uncertain. EBC MAIN (European ...

Heart disease is a term used to describe a constellation of conditions that can affect the heart and/or its valves, vessels, structure, electrical system, or coronary arteries. Though each disease ...