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 ...

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 ...

Angiogram and angioplasty are heart procedures. Angiogram diagnoses heart vessel issues using X-rays and dye. Angioplasty treats blockages by opening arteries with a balloon and stent. Angiograms ...

An angiogram is a type of x-ray that shows your blood vessels. A brain angiogram shows the blood vessels in your brain. It also shows how blood flows through them. A specialist doctor called a ...

People who feel symptoms of a heart attack but live far from a hospital may take some comfort from a new Canadian-led study that suggests many people with mild heart attacks can safely wait to get ...

Several researchers believe the first gene test aimed at reducing unnecessary angiograms isn't ready for widespread use, but they still have hopes that it might lead to a breakthrough. Angiograms are ...

It’s not a perfect test. Yet researchers report a key step for the first gene test aimed at reducing unnecessary angiograms — expensive and somewhat risky procedures that hundreds of thousands of ...