Radiation Exposure from CT Scans Should Be Reduced

Radiation dose during CT scans used to diagnose heart and vascular disease is a concern for many...

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February 05th, 2009 - 17:00

Study: CT Scans - an Alternative to Angiography, but Questions Persist

A study published in the New England Journal of Medicine reports that newer CT scans that use...

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November 28th, 2008 - 14:20

CT Scans Unreliable as Heart Test

Wednesday, the New England Journal of Medicine revealed that even though Medicare, the United...

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November 27th, 2008 - 21:19

CT Scans Nearly As Accurate As Angiography

New research published in this week’s New England Journal of Medicine reveals that noninvasive CT...

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November 27th, 2008 - 13:54

Heart Patients Don’t Get the Recommended Tests before Angioplasty

Less than half of all Americans who undergo non-emergency artery-opening procedures for heart...

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October 15th, 2008 - 14:11

Study: CT Scans Nearly As Accurate As Angiography

New research published in this week’s New England Journal of Medicine reveals that noninvasive CT...

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November 27th, 2008 - 19:16

Angioplasty Overused in Heart Patients

Percutaneous coronary intervention, or PCI is the clinical name for angioplasty and cardiac...

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October 16th, 2008 - 14:42