Medscape

CT Angiography Excels as "Rule-Out" Test But Overestimates Disease Severity, Study Shows

December 16, 2008 (Washington, DC) — The latest study to compare the diagnostic accuracy of CT angiography (CTA) to the gold standard--conventional coronary angiography (CCA)--indicates that the ...

Angiography and Angioplasty are not the same: Here’s what every heart patient should know

A heart problem rarely arrives very silently. Chest discomfort, breathlessness, or an abnormal stress test can suddenly bring ...
Medical Xpress

CT angiography for low-risk heart patients leads to more drugs and tests without benefit

Coronary computed tomographic (CT) angiography, which can detect plaque buildup in heart vessels, is sometimes used as a screening tool to assess the risk for a heart attack. However, the usefulness ...

Doctor debunks a major heart myth: Angiography is diagnosis, not treatment

Angiography is a diagnostic heart test, not a treatment, helping doctors detect blockages and determine the best care.
Medscape

A Genetic Test to End Angiography?

Dr. Topol is senior author of: Rosenberg S, Elashoff MR, Beineke B, et al; PREDICT (Personalized Risk Evaluation and Diagnosis in the Coronary Tree) Investigators. Multicenter validation of the ...
Healio

The Rise of the Coronary CT Angiogram

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Stress tests are a thing of the past. Make way for coronary CT angiography. Wide-eyed medical students might ...