AF (atrial fibrillation) is a common cardiac rhythm disturbance that can lead to severe consequences such as stroke and heart failure. AF can be triggered by various stressful conditions and about 30% of patients undergoing cardiac operations suffer from post-operative AF.Harri Hemilä from the University of Helsinki, Finland, and Timo Suonsyrjä from the Helsinki University […]
The standard of care for treating strokes caused by blood clots involves the therapeutic infusion of tissue plasminogen activator (tPA), which can help to dissolve the clots and restore blood flow. This “thrombolytic” treatment carries the risk of bleeding and swelling in the brain, and it must be administered within three hours after the start […]
A large nuclear cardiology laboratory has slashed its average radiation dose by 60% in eight years, according to new research presented at ICNC 2017 and published in JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging. The study in over 18,000 patients shows dose reductions were achieved despite a large number of obese patients. Medical societies advocate getting radiation doses as […]
Mental stress could put heart disease patients at increased risk of a dangerous event, such as a heart attack, according to research carried out at King’s College London and St Thomas’ Hospital. Observational studies on large populations have linked the acute mental stress caused by earthquakes or the World Cup with increased heart attacks and other […]
Advances in diagnostic imaging technology have meant that more trauma patients are being diagnosed with blunt cerebrovascular injuries, and as a result, stroke and related death rates in these patients have declined significantly over the past 30 years. These changes are due to the evolution of imaging technology, namely CT-scanning, and its wide availability in […]
For concussion sufferers, even those who never lost consciousness, physicians may now be able to predict early on who is more likely to continue experiencing symptoms months or years after the head-jarring event, using a new non-invasive magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) method devised by a consortium of researchers led by UC San Francisco scientists.In their […]
A researcher from Hull York Medical School (HYMS) has helped design and set up a study which has been hailed as the biggest leap in diagnosing prostate cancer in decades. The study was led by researchers from University College London, with collaboration from a multi-disciplinary team including Dr Rhian Gabe from HYMS. Prostate cancer is […]
For the first time, researchers have shown that using Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) can effectively identify bone marrow cancer (myelofibrosis) in an experimental model. The finding may change the way this disease is diagnosed which is now through invasive bone marrow biopsies.Myelofibrosis is a slow evolving condition hallmarked by increased myeloid cells and in the […]
Researchers at the University of Rochester Medical Center have developed a new imaging technique that could revolutionize how eye health and disease are assessed. The group is first to be able to make out individual cells at the back of the eye that are implicated in vision loss in diseases like glaucoma. They hope their […]
Siemens Healthineers is joining forces with U.S.-based Imricor Medical Systems, Inc. to develop an integrated solution that combines the clinical benefits of real-time MRI scans with 3D-guided cardiac ablation. MRI-compatible devices are planned to be able to translate information on cardiac conduction, morphological substrates and individual patient anatomy into better treatment outcomes. This approach will […]
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