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Patients Undergo First Doses of New Cardiac PET tracer

DAIC

Around six million MPI procedures are undertaken each year in the US [2] to show blood flow through the heart muscle and evaluate the presence, extent and degree of myocardial ischemia or infarction. National Center for Health Statistics. Multiple Cause of Death 20182022 on CDC WONDER Database. Accessed May 3, 2024. link] Miller, R.

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7-day ECG monitoring provides major benefits and is low on resource use

Cardiomatics

The authors of the study stated that rhythm disturbances may also lead to brain ischemia. “AF It is also important to mention that throughout Switzerland, care providers are reimbursed for 7-day ECG monitoring. “We The authors of the study stated that rhythm disturbances may also lead to brain ischemia. “AF

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AI-CCTA Beats SPECT, Again

CardiacWire

SPECT continues to be a first-line test to diagnose coronary ischemia, often instead of or before invasive coronary angiography. To determine if AI-CCTA could hold its own, researchers analyzed CCTA images from 175 patients using Cleerlys AI-QCT ISCHEMIA model and found it outperformed SPECT when compared to invasive angiography.