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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. The full study is available here.

Disease 105
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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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AI-enhanced cardiac CT could help curb cardiovascular events

AuntMinnie

A British Heart Foundation-funded study published May 29 in The Lancet co-authored by Chan used AI to analyze CCTA scans and clinical data from over 40,000 people at eight hospitals in the U.K. Certain applications are progressing faster than others, however.

Disease 105
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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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Lung Abnormality Progression Linked to Acute Respiratory Disease in Smokers

Imaging Technology

milla1cf Fri, 05/24/2024 - 07:00 May 24, 2024 — Smokers who have small abnormalities on their CT scans that grow over time have a greater likelihood of experiencing acute respiratory disease events, according to a new study published today in Radiology , a journal of the Radiological Society of North America ( RSNA ).

Disease 67
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Abstract No. 36 Cardiovascular Outcomes in Patients with Peripheral Artery Disease and Chronic Kidney Disease

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Cardiovascular events impact the outcomes of patients with peripheral artery disease (PAD), especially those with severe comorbidities. This study presents in-hospital cardiovascular outcomes of PAD patients with varying stages of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in a large population from a real-world database.

Disease 40
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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%.

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