Atrial fibrillation (AFib) can affect life expectancy due to factors that include age, underlying health conditions, race, and how this common cardiac arrhythmia—or abnormal heart rhythm— is treated.

Journal of Nuclear Medicine January 2025, jnumed.124.268713; DOI: https://doi.org/10.2967/jnumed.124.268713 ...

X-rays, CT scans, and MRI – you may have had at least one of these tests done during your lifetime. While an X-ray may be sufficient in some instances, others may necessitate a CT scan or MRI. Each ...

This initiative bridges the gap by developing advanced AI tools to analyze images from calcium-scoring computed tomography (CT) scans, a widely used diagnostic tool. The scans, which indicate how ...

When combined with atrial fibrillation (AF), it becomes even rarer. “One-stop” surgery, including combined radiofrequency ablation (RFA) and left atrial appendage occlusion (LAAO), has become a common ...

A CT scan, or computed tomography scan, is a noninvasive medical imaging procedure that uses X-rays to create detailed pictures, typically used to see the inside of the body. A rare Kansas fossil ...

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) summarized a recent billing edit change in the 2025 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) proposed rule, which fixes an issue that ...

Guru Nanak Khalsa College, Matunga, has taken a significant step toward affordable healthcare by establishing the Chaar Sahib Zade MRI & CT Scan Centre. This state-of-the-art facility aims to ...

Doctors report an increase in such scans after young adults pass away, the latest being Epigamia co-founder Rohan Mirchandani, 42, who died after cardiac arrest on December 21 ...

Mumbai: Radiologists in the city have been witnessing a new trend for the past few years: The number of people undergoing cardiac CT scans goes up after a young celebrity dies of heart problems.

Figure. Doppler flow velocity profiles in left atrial appendage (upper panels) and 2-dimensional images of the LAA before (A and B) and immediately after (C and D) direct-current cardioversion of ...