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PET predicts adverse events in heart disease patients

AuntMinnie

PET imaging with nitrogen-13 (N-13) ammonia radiotracer can help predict major adverse cardiac events in patients with ischemic heart disease (IHD), according to a study published May 30 in Radiology: Cardiothoracic Imaging. Patients underwent the scans between January 2017 and January 2021.

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AI-enhanced cardiac CT could help curb cardiovascular events

AuntMinnie

Researchers from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles are among those monitoring the clinical and investigational role of AI in advanced cardiac CT imaging. These scans are often stored in hospital radiology systems for years without further use, but we could extract more information from these scans to guide preventative treatments."

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Beware risk of adverse events associated with GBCAs

AuntMinnie

To make the situation more complicated, not all possible adverse events from GBCAs are noted in drug packaging, wrote a team led by Lu Wang , PhD, of Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital in Yantai, China. Adverse events occurred more frequently among women across all four drugs. Extra studies are needed to enhance the safety of GBCAs."

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Interstitial lung abnormalities linked to respiratory disease risk

AuntMinnie

CT imaging shows that severe acute respiratory disease events can be caused by quantitative interstitial abnormalities (QIA) -- that is, small irregularities that don't necessarily meet diagnostic criteria for advanced pulmonary diseases but show up on CT exams over time, a study published April 30 in Radiology has reported.

Disease 109
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Blue Earth Therapeutics Announces Publication of Results from Independent Clinical Experience with 177Lu-rhPSMA-10.1 in Treatment of Metastatic Castrate Resistant Prostate Cancer

Imaging Technology

milla1cf Wed, 02/21/2024 - 18:58 February 21, 2024 — Blue Earth Therapeutics , a Bracco company and emerging leader in the development of innovative next generation therapeutic radiopharmaceuticals, is pleased to share the publication of promising early clinical data with 177Lu-rhPSMA-10.1 177Lu-rhPSMA-10.1 177Lu-rhPSMA-10.1

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Clinical Conundrum: Should a Troponin Routinely be Ordered in Patients with SVT?

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Clinical Scenario: A 44-year-old man presents with palpitations that started 45 minutes ago. In clinical practice, a troponin is used to determine whether a patient has had myocardial damage resulting due to coronary atherosclerosis or an acute coronary occlusion (ACO). He has no medical problems and denies any prior similar symptoms.

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CAC measurements on nongated chest CT improve surgery risk assessment

AuntMinnie

Estimating the prevalence and severity of coronary artery calcium (CAC) using data gleaned from nongated chest CT imaging improves risk assessment of postsurgical major clinical events before a patient undergoes noncardiac surgery, according to research published in the October 10 issue of Circulation. compared with 2.9%. 1 to 2 3.7%

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