Nuclear Cardiology and Cardiac CT

ICNC10 | May 15-18, 2011

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Diabetes Poses Less Cardio Risk for Women

AMSTERDAM — In a study of asymptomatic patients with type 2 diabetes, women had a lower cardiac event rate than men, although screening for silent myocardial ischemia did not benefit either sex, a post-hoc analysis of the DIAD trial showed.
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Worsening Ischemia Predicts Outcomes in CAD

AMSTERDAM — For patients with stable coronary artery disease, worsening ischemia is associated with a greater risk of dying or having an MI, regardless of whether they are treated with optimal medical therapy or revascularization, an observational study showed.
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Scans That Fit Criteria Predict Outcomes Best

AMSTERDAM — SPECT myocardial perfusion studies may lose their prognostic value if they are inappropriately ordered, a retrospective study showed.
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Study Finds Savings With CT Angiography

AMSTERDAM — Using CT coronary angiography early in the diagnostic process for patients with stable chest pain can reduce costs without adversely affecting clinical outcomes, a randomized trial showed.
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Cardiac Scans Doable With Less Radiation

AMSTERDAM — It is possible to nearly halve the radiation dose accompanying SPECT myocardial perfusion imaging without compromising image quality, researchers found.
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Imaging Technique May Aid HF Risk Assessment

AMSTERDAM — Scintigraphy using the radiotracer iodine-123-metaiodobenzylguanidine (MIBG) may help further stratify risk of adverse clinical events in patients with heart failure, a meta-analysis showed.
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Multidetector CT Value Good over Long Term

AMSTERDAM — Multidetector CT coronary angiography provides prognostic information in patients with suspected coronary artery disease through more than four years of follow-up, researchers found.
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Mix of Technologies Will Highlight Meeting

AMSTERDAM — Using different imaging technologies to complement one another in managing patients with cardiovascular disease will be a focus at the upcoming International Conference on Non-Invasive Cardiovascular Imaging here.
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