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HeartFlow Introduces Next Generation Interactive Plaque Analysis Platform to Assess Patient Risk in Suspected Coronary Artery Disease

DAIC

a leader in non-invasive artificial intelligence (AI) heart care solutions, introduced the next generation HeartFlow Plaque Analysis with an interactive experience. Having access to a patient’s whole coronary picture, with both quantified plaque and physiology, is a game changer as a clinician. F.A.C.C.

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Photon-Counting CT Improves Coronary Artery Disease Assessment

DAIC

Coronary CT angiography for the suspected progression of known coronary artery disease in a 56-year-old female patient. mm (green outline) section thickness show the respective calcified plaque (arrowheads) and coronary stenosis (inset images). Curved multiplanar reconstructions with 0.6-mm

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How To Reverse Coronary Artery Disease With Lifestyle Measures

Dr. Paddy Barrett

Reversing or regressing coronary artery disease is possible. You cannot eliminate the plaque entirely, but multiple clinical trials have shown plaque regression using high-intensity cholesterol-lowering treatments, which I have discussed previously. REVERSAL Investigators. 2004 Mar 3;291(9):1071-80.

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New genetic risk score identifies individuals at risk for heart disease who may benefit most from cholesterol-lowering therapies

Science Daily - Heart Disease

Coronary artery disease (CAD), or the narrowing of the coronary arteries, is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality throughout the world. Researchers developed a polygenic risk score that examines genes associated with EC function to identify individuals with higher CAD risk.

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Comparing image quality of coronary CT angiography with and without ECG-gating in wide-detector CT

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

Plaque characterization agreement was assessed using Cohens .ResultsThe Plaque characterization exhibited high agreement (calcified: =0.82; non-calcified: =0.78; mixed: =0.75).ConclusionECG-less Objective metrics (CT attenuation, noise, SNR, CNR), subjective image quality (4-point scale), and examination time were analyzed.

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Physiology Friday #199: High-Intensity Interval Training Reduces Coronary Artery Plaque

Physiologically Speaking

Exercise prevents and reverses cardiovascular disease, but whether high-intensity exercise training (HIIT) is safe and effective for adults after minimally invasive heart surgery is unknown. Exercise is a wonder drug for cardiovascular disease (CVD) prevention and reversal. Or are the more stable calcified plaques an afterthought?

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Coronary Plaques Reined in With Coronary Calcium Scans in the Picture

Med Page Today

(MedPage Today) -- For select risk-enhanced individuals at intermediate risk of coronary artery disease (CAD), researchers found a way to implement coronary artery calcium (CAC) scores and primary prevention statins together to slow the progression.