Imaging
From the Journals
Path to parenthood in cardiology training fraught with obstacles
An international survey found significant variation in parental leave policies, including scant time off for trainees in the U.S. and Asia versus...
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ISCHEMIA substudy data don’t add up, cardiac surgeons say
Discrepancies between the paper and supplemental data have been slow to come to light, but the substudy authors say it’s a simple formatting error...
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Will you have cardiac arrest? New tech may predict if and when
Researchers at Johns Hopkins University want to create a 3D model of your heart to predict a life-threatening problem before it happens.
Conference Coverage
Early PCSK9 inhibition in AMI yields plaque regression
‘Go early and go low’ is an expert’s response to the imaging results from PACMAN-AMI showing plaque reduction after AMI patients received...
Conference Coverage
Calcium scores predict sudden-death risk in preclinical CAD
The findings strengthen the case for initial CAC imaging as a gatekeeper to further testing in some primary-prevention patients, researchers say...
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Hybrid ACC 2022 resurrects the live scientific session
The ACC offers a traditional in-person meeting spanning all of cardiology paired with what could be a lasting legacy of the pandemic, a robust,...
From the Journals
Handheld ECGs ease AFib screening in the very elderly
But the use of handheld, single-lead electrocardiograms (ECGs) did not increase diagnoses of AFib overall in patients aged 65 and older.
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How Lp(a) can help improve ASCVD risk assessment
Calcium scores and lipoprotein(a) levels predict 10-year risk independent of each other, and together could swing shared decision-making about...
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Early, subtle, cardiac changes tied to midlife cognitive decline
Researchers said that “heart health is key to brain health.”
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Unraveling plaque changes in CAD With elevated Lp(a)
The study “represents the beginning of our understanding of the role of Lp(a) in plaque progression,” leading experts in lipoprotein(a) say.