Heart attacks and heart failure put A&E staff and cardiologists to the ultimate pressure test. With ever new techniques like POCT, cMyC testing or even retinal scans, cardiologists strive to gain those precious moments that might just save their patients’ lives.
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Article • Mobile cMyC analysisThe future POCT heart attack testExperts report that a new blood test to diagnose heart attacks could be carried out on a hand-held device in the not-too-distant future. The test, devised by a team at Kings College London, uses similar technology to the troponin test, but instead ... |
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Sponsored • Blood flow imagingA new tool box enhances heart failure diagnosisOne of the challenges for every echocardiography lab is the technically difficult patient. Conventionally, labs use contrast agents to enhance endocardial border visualization. The application of contrast agents increases the exam time, resources ... |
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Interview • Cardiac imaging on ICEThe benefits of Intracardiac echocardiographyIntracardiac echocardiography (ICE) is an increasingly important guiding tool for structural heart disease interventions – without general anaesthesia. José Ribeiro, who works in the thorax and circulation unit at Gaia Hospital Centre, Portugal, ... |
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News • Machine learningGoogle AI now can predict cardiovascular problems from retinal scansGoogle AI has made a breakthrough: successfully predicting cardiovascular problems such as heart attacks and strokes simply from images of the retina, with no blood draws or other tests necessary. This is a big step forward scientifically, Google AI ... |
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Article • Cardiology, quick!New blood test speeds up heart attack diagnosisA new blood test to detect heart attacks has been developed by a team of researchers at King’s College, London, which could speed up diagnosis, according to results from pan-European trials. The test is quicker than the standard test, which ... |
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