Valves and ventricles, muscles and arteries – the heart is one of the trickiest things to image. Fortunately, cardiologists have come up with ingenious ways – from CT and MRI to ultrasound and nuclear imaging – to look at all the nooks and crannies of our most vital organ.
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Article • Weak heartThe many causes of dilated cardiomyopathyA major study has been launched to investigate the interaction between genes and lifestyle factors and dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM). Led by Professor Stuart Cook, at the National Heart and Lung Institute, this, the largest ever DCM study, will ... |
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Article • Cardiology & the sexesWhy heart attacks are different for womenMRI has a central role in picking up myocardial infarction with non-obstructive coronary disease, a condition that particularly affects women but is often left untreated, with potentially fatal outcome. Heart attack in women presents differently ... |
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Article • Arrhythmia newsCardiology goes multidisciplinaryIntervention in ventricular arrhythmia has improved dramatically over the past three decades thanks to advances in imaging and cooperation between cardiology and radiology, according to Professor Josep Brugada MD, director of the paediatric ... |
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Sponsored • Remote monitoringIt’s time to look again at IN-TIMEAs the world’s largest cardiology congress gets underway in Munich, it’s worth looking back to previous ESC sessions to see how scientific debates have evolved. At ESC 2016, held in Rome, REM-HF investigators presented data suggesting remote ... |
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Article • Going nuclearIschaemia: Advances in nuclear imagingExperts outlined approaches to ischaemia imaging during the recent British Cardiovascular Society conference. In a ‘Detection of ischaemia by cardiac imaging in 2018’ session, comparisons were made between solid state SPECT cameras, whether ... |
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News • Prognosis and diagnosisDeep insight into the heartBy no means are only elderly people at risk from heart diseases. Physically active individuals can also be affected, for example if a seemingly harmless flu bug spreads to the heart muscle. Should this remain undetected and if, for example, a ... |
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