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Preventive Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for High-Risk Coronary Plaques Reduces Cardiac Events

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PCI is commonly used to open blocked arteries to treat significant myocardial ischemia , which occurs when the heart muscle does not get enough oxygenated blood. During PCI, an operator inserts a stent into a blocked artery through a catheter in the groin or arm.

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How High Blood Pressure Affects Your Heart and What You Can Do About It

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Artery Damage : Hypertension damages the inner lining of your arteries, making them less elastic and more prone to plaque buildup. This condition, called atherosclerosis, narrows the arteries, restricting blood flow and increasing the risk of heart attacks and strokes.

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HeartFlow Announces Revolutionary Five-Year Data Demonstrating a 63 Percent Mortality Reduction with FFRCT-Guided Care in PAD Patients

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1 Atherosclerosis is a systemic disease that affects multiple vascular regions and is particularly severe in PAD patients, where up to 80 percent suffer from concurrent coronary artery disease (CAD), historically linked with a mortality rate exceeding 50 percent within five years. The Lancet, vol. 10390, May 2023, pp.

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Medicare Administrative Contractors to Extend Coverage of AI Coronary Plaque Analysis

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15, 2024 – Elucid has announced that four of the seven Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) will extend coverage for AI-enabled quantitative coronary plaque analysis, including its FDA-cleared PlaqueIQ image analysis software, beginning Nov. tim.hodson Tue, 10/15/2024 - 12:12 Oct.

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CMS Updates Medicare Coverage for AI-Coronary Plaque Analysis

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15 , 2024 — Four of the seven Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) have released final local coverage determinations (LCD) for AI-Coronary Plaque Analysis (AI-CPA). tim.hodson Wed, 10/16/2024 - 12:36 Oct. The four contractors for the U.S.

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HeartFlow Achieves Landmark Milestone of 250,000 Patients Assessed for Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) with FFRCT Analysis

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With more than 500 peer-reviewed publications, the HeartFlow FFR CT Analysis remains unparalleled in precision coronary care, as supported by the ACC/AHA Chest Pain Guidelines, to improve treatment plans and outcomes. 2021 ACC/AHA Chest Pain Guidelines. said John Farquhar, Chief Executive Officer at HeartFlow.

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In Your 40s to 60s And Worried About Heart Disease? Here Is What You Can Do.

Dr. Paddy Barrett

The key issue when it comes to the near-term risk of a heart attack is whether you already have coronary artery disease and how much of it. The CAC scan looks for deposits of calcium in the areas of the coronary arteries as a proxy marker for plaque. When I say long-term, I mean 50 years. Int J Cardiol.