A routine strategy that assesses function of all epicardial vessels at the time of diagnostic angiography in patients with new-onset chest pain doesn’t cost any more than conventional diagnostic ...

After controlling for known CV risk factors, all FFR-CT subgroups remained significantly associated with MI, revascularization. (HealthDay News) — For patients with coronary artery disease (CAD), ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Implementing a CT angiography-derived fractional flow reserve program improved certain outcomes in patients with ...

An updated version of noninvasive fractional flow reserve (FFR) based on computed tomography angiography (CTA) data—dubbed FFR CT —shows high diagnostic accuracy, according to a prospective study ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Abnormal FFR-CT findings were significantly prognostic of poor long-term outcomes in patients with stable angina ...

The company conducted a search of the health economics literature on HeartFlow FFR CT and the comparators specified in the decision problem. They identified a total of 174 studies, 24 of which it ...

WASHINGTON, DC — An investigational machine-learning algorithm to calculate computed tomography–derived fractional flow reserve (CT-FFR) matched the accuracy of an on-site evaluation of FFR based on ...

Cedars-Sinai investigators and colleagues have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) tool that uses computed tomography (CT) scans to identify patients at risk of reduced blood flow to the heart.

An advanced CT test can identify individuals with stable angina at a reduced risk of three-year adverse outcomes despite their having a high coronary artery calcium score, according to a new study. An ...

On Jan. 1, Medicare began covering a new noninvasive test for heart disease called FFR-CT. "Medicare coverage is a major milestone," said Loyola Medicine cardiologist Mark Rabbat, MD. "Millions of ...

The $1.5 billion health-tech startup HeartFlow has a noninvasive test for coronary artery disease based on machine learning analysis of CT scans of the heart. It also has a large pile of money to run ...

HeartFlow FFR CT (developed by HeartFlow) is coronary physiology simulation software used for the qualitative and quantitative analysis of previously acquired computerised tomography DICOM data. The ...