A novel study has found a simple pre-operative echocardiographic measurement of the amount of torsion of the heart predicted outcomes of mitral valve surgery in some heart failure patients. The study was published in JACC: Basic to Translational Science.

At the end of June, experts from three different medical societies released a new guideline to help optimize lifetime management of patients with transposition of the great arteries, a congenital heart defect, both before and after surgical intervention.

Mitralign Inc. announced last week it has completed subject enrollment in the SCOUT early feasibility study in the United States.

July 19, 2016 - An updated joint American Society of Nuclear Cardiology (ASNC) imaging guidelines and Society of Nuclear ...

Alternative imaging procedures, radiation safety and parent education should be the top priorities when considering performing computed tomography (CT) procedures on pediatric patients, according to a literature review published in the scientific journal Radiologic Technology. Among the best practices covered are the importance of education, use of traditional and bismuth shielding and radiologists’ review of examination requisitions.