DAIC

JUNE 4, 2024

milla1cf Tue, 06/04/2024 - 20:54 June 4, 2024 — HeartFlow, a leader in cardiovascular healthcare technology, is pleased to announce a key Medicare policy development, which should allow for future expanded patient access to their Plaque Analysis product.

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DAIC

JULY 18, 2024

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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Coronary Artery Disease Plaque Technology Medicare 111

Dr. Paddy Barrett

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

The most accurate way (But not the only way) to answer this question is whether or not you have plaque in your coronary arteries. If you already have plaque, your risk of event an event goes up proportional to the amount of plaque you have 2. In this scenario, your risk of a heart attack over the next 10 years is well under 2%.

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DAIC

APRIL 11, 2024

These new findings suggest that people with high-risk plaques that are likely to rupture could benefit from the procedure as a pre-emptive measure rather than waiting for a heart attack or other severe reduction in blood flow to occur. During PCI, an operator inserts a stent into a blocked artery through a catheter in the groin or arm.

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Physiologically Speaking

JANUARY 5, 2024

In this 6-month randomized controlled study, twice-weekly HIIT reduced coronary plaque volume, increased aerobic fitness, and improved body composition in adults with stable heart disease, suggesting benefits for cardiovascular disease progression. Does this greater plaque presence put athletes at a greater risk of CVD events?

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Plaque Physiology Exercise Cholesterol 119

Cardiology Update

JUNE 16, 2024

Recent research has illuminated the role of total coronary atherosclerotic plaque activity across the entire coronary arterial tree in predicting patient-level clinical outcomes. Vessel-level coronary atherosclerotic plaque activity was assessed using coronary 18 F-sodium fluoride positron emission tomography (PET). 3.72; P = 0.013).

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HCPLive

JUNE 25, 2024

Linda Stein Gold, MD, and Bruce Strober, MD PhD, discuss classification and monitoring practices for patients with plaque psoriasis.

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Plaque 97

Cardiometabolic Health Congress

JANUARY 15, 2025

Atherosclerosisa key driver of cardiovascular disease (CVD)continues to be a significant global health issue. While advances in treatment have reduced mortality in some regions, the atherosclerosis prevention remains challenging.

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DAIC

MARCH 27, 2024

The registry will collect multi-site, real-world information on how the Plaque Analysis product provides enhanced patient insights, empowering physicians and helping to inform their medical management decisions for patients with suspected coronary artery disease (CAD). 2 “Data from the DECODE study shows the value of using Plaque Analysis.

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Coronary Artery Disease Plaque Technology Anatomy 111

HCPLive

MARCH 29, 2024

Dermatology physician assistants are talking about the evolving role of their profession in taking care of patients with plaque psoriasis.

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Plaque 98

Science Daily - Heart Disease

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Researchers show that genetic traits influence the cellular composition of atherosclerotic plaques, which over time will affect the risk of such lesions to cause a stroke or heart attack. The new knowledge can be used to improve the risk assessment and treatment of patients with atherosclerosis in the future.

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American College of Cardiology

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

The definition of a high-risk plaque should be expanded beyond the traditional focus on plaque rupture and thin-cap fibroatheroma in the setting of acute coronary syndromes (ACS), according to a new JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging Position Statement.

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Plaque Cardiovascular Imaging Article 75

HCPLive

MARCH 13, 2024

Armstrong, MD, MPH, discusses emerging therapies in oral systemics for the treatment of plaque psoriasis and shares developments in TYK2 inhibition.

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Plaque 98

Science Daily - Heart Disease

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Atherosclerosis, or the buildup of plaque in the arteries, develops when low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) enters the blood vessel walls through dysfunctional endothelial cells (EC), leading to the formation of plaques.

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Medical Xpress - Cardiology

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

In a new study published in the European Heart Journal, researchers at Karolinska Institutet show that genetic traits influence the cellular composition of atherosclerotic plaques, which over time will affect the risk of such lesions for causing a stroke or heart attack.

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Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging

JANUARY 11, 2024

BACKGROUND:Recently, it was reported that noncalcified plaque (NCP) volume was an independent predictor for cardiac events. Plaque volume was measured by computed tomography angiography, plaque vulnerability by optical coherence tomography, and the level of coronary inflammation by PCAT attenuation. versus 75.9%;P<0.001),

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Plaque Cardiovascular Imaging Cholesterol Circulation 75

Medical Xpress - Cardiology

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Aging is known to be a risk factor for the biological changes that create the dangerous buildup of plaque in arteries called atherosclerosis, and aging also induces a buildup of memory CD8 T cells, a type of immune cell, in mice and humans.

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American College of Cardiology

APRIL 12, 2024

Are high-risk plaque (HRP) features on coronary computed tomography angiography (CTA) associated with vulnerable plaque on optical coherence tomography (OCT)?

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Plaque Article 73

HCPLive

MARCH 8, 2025

Robert Bissonnette, MD, discusses data from the ICONIC-LEAD trial and the potential role of icotrokinra in plaque psoriasis.

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Plaque 69

American College of Cardiology

APRIL 8, 2024

The goal of the PREVENT trial was to compare the safety and efficacy of medical therapy along with focal preventive PCI of non-flow-limiting vulnerable plaque compared with medical therapy alone.

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Plaque Stenosis Article 75

Science Daily - Heart Disease

MARCH 5, 2024

Researchers have developed a new catheter-based device that combines two powerful optical techniques to image the dangerous plaques that can build up inside the arteries that supply blood to the heart.

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Nature Reviews - Cardiology

JANUARY 1, 2025

Nature Reviews Cardiology, Published online: 02 January 2025; doi:10.1038/s41569-024-01110-1 In this Review, Dey and colleagues explore the pathobiology of coronary atherosclerotic plaques and perivascular adipose tissue, describe their phenotyping with computed tomography coronary angiography, and discuss potential future applications in clinical (..)

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Plaque Atherosclerosis Biomarkers 82

American College of Cardiology

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Is calcified plaque burden (CPB) associated with vascular inflammation and plaque vulnerability?

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Plaque Article 64

HCPLive

AUGUST 24, 2024

In this systematic review and meta-analysis, the investigators highlighted topical roflumilast’s success in clinical milestones such as IGA and PASI score success.

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Plaque 122

Med Page Today

MARCH 6, 2024

(MedPage Today) -- It was common for tiny plastic particles from the environment to infiltrate people's vascular lesions, foreshadowing future cardiovascular disease in patients who underwent carotid endarterectomy, an observational study showed.

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Plaque Cardiovascular Disease 138

DAIC

MARCH 11, 2025

The CaRi-Plaque technology supports non-invasive analysis of coronary anatomy and pathology from routine coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) scans to determine the presence, extent and severity of coronary plaques and luminal stenosis (narrowing of arteries). But with AI, we can change that.

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Plaque Heart Attack Heart attacks Technology 52

American College of Cardiology

MAY 30, 2024

Is vessel-level coronary atherosclerotic plaque activity using coronary 18F-sodium fluoride positron emission tomography (PET) associated with patient vessel-level myocardial infarction (MI)?

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Plaque Myocardial Infarction Article 65

Medical Xpress - Cardiology

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Metal exposure from environmental pollution is associated with increased buildup of calcium in the coronary arteries at a level that is comparable to traditional risk factors like smoking and diabetes, according to a study by Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health.

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Public Health Plaque Risk Factors Diabetes 135

American College of Cardiology

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

A unique strength of coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) is the ability to noninvasively detect nonobstructive and obstructive coronary plaque.

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Plaque Article 69

American College of Cardiology

APRIL 8, 2024

PCI performed preventively in patients with high-risk vulnerable plaques was found to be superior to optimal medical therapy alone in preventing a serious cardiac event, according to the results of the PREVENT trial, the largest study on preventive PCI to date, presented during a Late-Breaking Clinical Trial session during ACC.24

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Plaque Article 74

Science Daily - Stroke

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

CD8+ T cells accumulate in atherosclerotic plaques. Researchers identify a crucial signaling pathway -- with therapeutic potential.

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Plaque Atherosclerosis Research 52

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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Coronary Artery Disease Plaque Research 98

Nature Reviews - Cardiology

JANUARY 22, 2024

Nature Reviews Cardiology, Published online: 23 January 2024; doi:10.1038/s41569-024-00993-4 Anti-inflammatory therapy involving IL-1β inhibition might reduce the risk of cardiovascular events in individuals with clonal haematopoiesis by increasing the number of fibroblast-like cells in the fibrous cap region of atherosclerotic plaques, thereby stabilizing (..)

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Plaque 69

Dr. Paddy Barrett

DECEMBER 27, 2024

A cardiac CT is a low-dose CT scan of your heart that assesses whether or not you have plaque in your coronary arteries and, if so, how much. In general, the more plaque you have, the higher your risk of a heart attack over the next 10 years.

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Medical Xpress - Cardiology

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection is associated with more rapid progression of coronary artery lesion-based plaque volume, according to a study published online Feb. 4 in Radiology.

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Plaque 64

Med Page Today

DECEMBER 21, 2024

(MedPage Today) -- TTHealthWatch is a weekly podcast from Texas Tech. In it, Elizabeth Tracey, director of electronic media for Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore, and Rick Lange, MD, president of the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center.

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Plaque 97

Nature Reviews - Cardiology

MARCH 17, 2024

Nature Reviews Cardiology, Published online: 18 March 2024; doi:10.1038/s41569-024-01015-z In patients with carotid artery disease, the presence of microplastics and nanoplastics in the carotid plaque is associated with an increased risk of death or major cardiovascular events compared with patients in whom microplastics and nanoplastics were not detected. (..)

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Plaque 68