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Cardiology
A 'broader' look at cardiac CTA images often finds diseases/disorders beyond the heart
August 27th, 2007
Performing cardiac CTA after coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG) can reveal unsuspected and potentially significant findings beyond the heart, according to a recent study conducted by researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, located in Baltimore, MD. “Our interest in this topic developed because we were performing many cardiac CTA examinations, including those for bypass grafting, and we wondered how often we would find unrelated but clinically significant findings in the heart and lungs,” said Charles White, MD, senior author of the study. “We wanted to know the effect of using intravenous contrast and thinner slices on the prevalence of these...
Source: Health & Medicine Week (2007-08-27)
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