Cardiac computed tomography (cardiac CT) includes coronary CT angiography (CTA) as well as using CT technology to assess disease of the cardiac valves, aorta and pericardium. This examination ...

Though the procedure is well established ... from recurrent acute chest pain for the last 5-6 months and his coronary angiogram revealed a heavily calcified triple vessel coronary artery disease.

Thus, angiographic detection of a thrombus serves as a procedure hallmark ... Consequently, the ensuing coronary angiogram enables restratification of the underlying residual thrombus as follows ...

A new study could lead to more widespread use of imaging technique to improve survival and prevent complications.

Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI, also known as coronary angioplasty) is a minimally invasive procedure in which ... calculates FFR from a single-view angiogram (x-ray) of the coronary ...

Patients with coronary artery disease—plaque buildup inside the arteries that leads to chest pain, shortness of breath, and heart attack—often undergo PCI, a non-surgical procedure in which ...