Ziosoft highlighted its PhyZiodynamic technology for integration with its Ziostation, a cardiac function analysis application, at the 59th annual American College of Cardiology (ACC) scientific session earlier this month in Atlanta.

Experimental, animal and human studies have shown that the use of ionic contrast media compared with nonionic agents during PCI leads to fewer episodes of thrombus formation, according to two reviews in the March supplement of the Journal of Invasive Cardiology.

For patients with a coronary artery calcium (CAC) score of zero, repeat scanning is unnecessary, and for those with positive scores, CAC scoring becomes a robust predictor" of its progression," according to a study published March 16 in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

ATLANTAFor patients with implanted cardiac devices, MRI has never been a viable way to obtain diagnostic tests due to device contraindications and risks. However, new research has found that MRI testing in this patient population can be performed at little or no risk, Robert H. Helm, MD, from Boston Medical Center, said during a presentation at the American College of Cardiology (ACC) scientific sessions on Monday.

ATLANTA--In choosing the appropriate test, keeping clinical context in mind and understanding what the test indicates and what it does not indicate are key elements a physician must remember in selecting the correct imaging modality for the testing of myocardial viability, said Christopher Hanson, MD, professor of medicine and radiology at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia, during an imaging symposium at the American College of Cardiology (ACC) annual conference on Monday.

ATLANTA -- The presence of obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD) was found to be a significant predictor of adverse cardiac events, and multi-detector CT may be able to predict cardiac events in known or suspected CAD, according to researchers from the Division of Cardiology at Daegu Catholic University in Daegu, South Korea.

ATLANTA -- Diabetic patients would be the most likely candidates for early coronary artery disease (CAD) screening via imaging testing because this patient population is considered at high risk for myocardial infarction or cardiac death, said Gary Heller MD, director of cardiology at Hartford Hospital in Hartford, Conn., during a session yesterday at the American College of Cardiology (ACC) annual conference.

The use of contrast media agent iodixanol (Visipaque, GE Healthcare) may be an appropriate strategy for reducing the risk of contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN) in elderly patients with renal impairment undergoing coronary intervention for suspected coronary artery disease, according to a study presented during the European Congress of Radiologys (ECR) annual conference in Vienna.