ORLANDO, FL — Among patients with suspected acute coronary syndrome (ACS) seen in emergency rooms in the Netherlands, coronary CT angiography (CCTA) did not lead to better detection of significant CAD ...

Background and Goal: Chest pain is a common but challenging symptom for general practitioners to evaluate, as it can be caused by both serious conditions and more benign issues. This study assessed ...

Exercising is healthy, but it also puts strain on the heart. During physical exertion, the protein troponin is released—a biomarker indicative of cardiac damage. New research from Radboudumc involving ...

In a recent study published in the journal BMJ, a team of researchers from the United Kingdom evaluated the use of a high-sensitivity assay to measure cardiac troponin I and its impact on myocardial ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I., Sept. 24, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Findings from a new systematic review, titled "Chest Pain in Primary Care: A Systematic Review of Risk Stratification Tools to Rule Out Acute Coronary ...

TCT 504: Comparison of Vessel Responses Following Combined Sirolimus-Eluting and Endothelial Progenitor Cell Stent and Ultra-Thin Sirolimus-Eluting Stent Implantation by Serial OCT and Coronary ...

Integrating male sex, RBBB, and haemoglobin and glucose levels into the HEART score improves its ability to predict significant coronary artery disease on CCTA in the emergency department setting.

The American College of Cardiology (ACC) expert decision pathway for chest pain can safely and effectively rule out acute coronary syndromes in most patients, but not for those with known coronary ...

A prospective cohort study of 13,862 patients showed that among those who underwent isolated coronary-artery bypass grafting or aortic-valve replacement or repair, the threshold high-sensitivity ...

Elevated peak donor troponin levels are associated with an increased risk for 1-year graft loss in pediatric heart transplant recipients.