Low coronary artery calcium score associated with excellent prognosis regardless of age: New study
Having a coronary artery calcium (CAC) score of zero has generally been accepted as a marker of a very low risk of having a ...
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Intravascular imaging can improve outcomes for complex stenting procedures in calcified coronary arteries
About one-third of these cases in the United States—hundreds of thousands a year—have moderate or severely calcified lesions, where calcium builds up in the arteries, and 10% of those cases ...
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Mammograms Can Help Assess Women's Heart Health As Well
TUESDAY, March 25, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- Mammograms can be used to screen for more than just breast cancer, researchers ...
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Who needs a statin? New study compares prescribing recommendations based on traditional risk factors vs. coronary artery calcium scoring
A new study by researchers at Intermountain Health in Salt Lake City aims to determine the best method to screen and evaluate ...
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Abbott launches intravascular lithotripsy trial aimed at clearing coronary arteries
Abbott will be trying its hand in the growing field of intravascular lithotripsy, with a clinical study to examine an unnamed ...
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Abbott is making an IVL play with FDA IDE nod
Abbott received FDA investigational device exemption (IDE) approval for its coronary intravascular lithotripsy (IVL) system.
Abbott Initiates New Intravascular Lithotripsy Clinical Trial to Improve Outcomes in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease
Abbott (NYSE: ABT) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved an investigational device exemption (IDE) for its Coronary Intravascular Lithotripsy (IVL) System to ...
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Mammograms Can Help Assess Women's Heart Health As Well
The X-ray breast scans also can be used to assess calcium deposits in arteries, which is an indicator of heart health, researchers are scheduled to report Monday at a meeting of the American ...