DAIC

APRIL 11, 2024

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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Med Page Today

MARCH 5, 2025

(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.

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DAIC

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

a provider of AI technology for coronary artery disease (CAD) management, recently introduced its new brand identity reflecting its focus on delivering clarity, precision and confidence in the prevention, diagnosisand treatment of CAD. References Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Heart Disease Facts.

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Physiologically Speaking

JANUARY 5, 2024

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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DAIC

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

It further reported that these results underscore the strong and positive effect of the Cleerly products on clinical utility for patients with suspected coronary artery disease. “We With Plaque Features Associated with False Positives. Barcelona, Spain. 4 Chiou A, Hermel M, Miller G et al. 7 Bär S, Nabeta T, Maaniitty T.

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DAIC

MARCH 11, 2025

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance of its CaRi-Plaquetechnology, an AI-assisted image analysis application to aid the diagnosis of coronary artery disease (CAD). For decades, heart disease has been treated reactively, waiting for symptoms to appear before taking action. But with AI, we can change that.

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Medical Xpress - Cardiology

DECEMBER 12, 2023

University of Virginia School of Medicine researchers have created an "atlas of atherosclerosis" that reveals, at the level of individual cells, critical processes responsible for forming the harmful plaque buildup that causes heart attacks, strokes, and coronary artery disease.

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DAIC

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Cleerly is dedicated to creating a new standard of care for heart disease by using FDA-cleared solutions powered by artificial intelligence. Cleerly’s pioneering approach to advanced cardiovascular imaging, powered by AI-driven analysis, is elevating the field of diagnostic tools for coronary artery disease.

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Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

MARCH 14, 2025

IntroductionNon-contrast CT calcium scoring (CTCS) exams have been widely used to assess coronary artery disease. However, their clinical applications in predicting coronary arterial remodeling remain unknown. MethodsWe analyzed data from 1,324 patients who underwent both CTCS and CT angiography.

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Science Daily - Heart Disease

MAY 7, 2024

Their findings could lead to new therapies for people with endothelial dysfunction, a type of disorder that contributes to coronary artery disease that may occlude with plaque and lack ability to carry sufficient blood into the heart tissue causing a heart attack.

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HCPLive

MARCH 11, 2025

The regulatory agency granted 510(k) clearance to Caristo Diagnostics' image analysis software to aid in coronary artery disease diagnosis.

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Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

We investigated whether treatment with LDE-paclitaxel changes plaque progression by coronary CT angiography and is safe in patients with chronic coronary artery disease. Regarding plaque progression analysis, variation in plaque parameter values was wide, and no difference between groups was observed.

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Open Heart

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Non-invasive coronary CT angiography (CCTA) enables evaluation of coronary plaque phenotype. This study investigates the relationship between a comprehensive panel of inflammatory markers and short-term plaque progression on serial CCTA imaging, hypothesising that inflammation is associated with increased plaque volume.

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DAIC

DECEMBER 13, 2023

MILLER, PHD, LED THE DEVELOPMENT OF A NEW "ATHEROSCLEROSIS ATLAS" THAT DETAILS, AT THE LEVEL OF INDIVIDUAL CELLS, CRITICAL PROCESSES RESPONSIBLE FOR FORMING THE HARMFUL PLAQUE BUILDUP THAT CAUSES HEART ATTACKS, STROKES AND CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE.

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Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Background In this study, we aim to investigate the relationship between the attenuation of peri-coronary adipose tissue (PCAT) in patients with suspected coronary artery disease (CAD) and the assessment of coronary vascular functions using coronary flow reserve (CFR). HU vs. −81.8 HU;

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Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Background To investigate the correlation between lg (circSCMH1/miR-874) and acute coronary syndrome (ACS), acute myocardial infarction (AMI), and carotid plaque stability. Methods 701 patients were divided into stable coronary artery disease (SCAD), ACS, and control groups.

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DAIC

MAY 23, 2024

a leader in non-invasive artificial intelligence (AI) heart care solutions, announced that the data from its REVEALPLAQUE study , highlighting the accuracy of its Plaque Analysis, was published in the European Heart Journal Cardiovascular Imaging. 1 Heart disease is the leading cause of death for both men and women.²

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Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

MARCH 4, 2024

Atherosclerotic coronary artery disease (CAD) is the causal pathological process driving most major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) worldwide. The complex development of atherosclerosis manifests as intimal plaque which occurs in the presence or absence of traditional risk factors.

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Dr. Paddy Barrett

APRIL 5, 2024

A common feedback I get is that people with existing coronary artery disease feel like it doesn’t apply to them. Arguably, applying the principles of prevention offers more bang for buck in the short term for people WITH coronary artery disease than those without coronary artery disease.

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JAMA Cardiology

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

This substudy of a randomized clinical trial investigates the effects of pitavastatin on noncalcified coronary artery plaque using coronary computed tomography angiography and on inflammatory biomarkers as potential mechanisms for major adverse cardiovascular event prevention.

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DAIC

OCTOBER 15, 2024

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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Dr. Paddy Barrett

OCTOBER 4, 2024

Everyone starts with no plaque in the coronary arteries, but over a long enough time frame, everyone develops plaque in their coronary arteries. By age 80, almost everyone will have evidence of advanced plaque in their coronary arteries, as defined by a cardiac CT 1.

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Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

DECEMBER 5, 2024

AimRecent research highlights the role of pericoronary adipose tissue (PCAT) in coronary artery disease (CAD) development. The study population consisted of one group of patients with CAD and plaques exclusively located in the left coronary artery and another group without CAD. for CAD-LAD, 163.21

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DAIC

JUNE 18, 2024

The designation recognizes the novelty of the technology and the potential to provide a more effective treatment option for patients with coronary artery disease. The DynamX bioadaptor has a novel design and mechanism of action designed to return the diseased vessel to a more normal condition, through three distinct phases.

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Journal of the American Heart Association

DECEMBER 8, 2023

years and 2603 men [66.4%]) with no history of coronary artery disease who voluntarily underwent coronary computed tomographic angiography and screening for depression using the Beck Depression Inventory as part of a general health examination. 1.41];P=0.746), calcified plaque (OR, 0.95 [95% CI, 0.71–1.29];P=0.758),

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All About Cardiovascular System and Disorders

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

There was no significant difference for noncalcified and mixed plaques, though they were much smaller in number. Ultrahigh-Spatial-Resolution Photon-counting Detector CT Angiography of Coronary Artery Disease for Stenosis Assessment. patients than that was assigned using standard resolution. 2024 Feb;310(2):e231956.

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Dr. Paddy Barrett

JANUARY 30, 2024

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.

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DAIC

OCTOBER 16, 2024

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. The LCDs have a future effective date of Nov.

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DAIC

JANUARY 23, 2024

a leader in non-invasive artificial intelligence (AI) precision coronary solutions, announced FFRCT was transitioned to a Category I Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) code beginning January 1, 2024. milla1cf Tue, 01/23/2024 - 13:44 January 23, 2024 — HeartFlow, Inc. ,

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MIBHS

FEBRUARY 15, 2025

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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DAIC

JULY 19, 2024

The study evaluated the ability of the Fat Attenuation Index (FAI) Score on routine CCTA to predict cardiovascular outcomes in different socioeconomic classes, ethnicity groups, and in the presence or absence of obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD).

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DAIC

JUNE 4, 2024

I am excited about the potential of the FAI-Score biomarker, which has promising prognostic value beyond existing CT-based methods such as plaque, calcium scoring, and CAD-RADS based interpretation." Details of the study, included in a written statement issued by Caristo Diagnostics, follow. fold higher risk for cardiac mortality and 5.5-fold

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Dr. Paddy Barrett

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

The reason: They were accumulating plaque in their coronary arteries much earlier than their peers. You can’t have a heart attack if you don’t have plaque in your coronary arteries. And plaque in your coronary arteries is the result of exposure to risk factors over time.

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MIBHS

JANUARY 15, 2025

Over time, this constant strain can damage the heart and arteries. Inflammation and Plaque Buildup: Smoking damages the endothelium (the inner lining of blood vessels), triggering inflammation. Increased Blood Clot Risk: Smoking enhances the bloods clotting tendency, raising the risk of heart attacks and strokes.

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DAIC

MAY 8, 2024

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.

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Journal of the American Heart Association

MARCH 13, 2025

BackgroundStudies in young patients with stroke identified coronary artery disease (CAD) as a main contributor to mortality. CAD was defined as a history of CAD or positive coronary imaging (computed tomography or coronary angiography).ResultsMean Journal of the American Heart Association, Ahead of Print.

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DAIC

JANUARY 3, 2024

6 Also in 2023, HeartFlow released its RoadMap Analysis which helps identify and quantify narrowings in the coronary arteries and has demonstrated a 25% faster CCTA read time. We've experienced a year of notable accomplishments and growth including the expansion of our product portfolio with Plaque Analysis and RoadMap Analysis.

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