Coronary Heart Disease which occurs as a result of atherosclerotic plaque-build up in the inner walls of coronary arteries is a common heart ailment that has been affecting millions of people worldwide. The field of cardiac science and interventional cardiology has been striving hard to devise an optimal approach to manage coronary artery disease (CAD). Evaluating the physiological significance and severity of lesions is a challenging factor...
Tuesday, 27 January 2015
Tuesday, 6 January 2015
Left Main Coronary Artery Stenting – Is it a Safe Approach?
Common coronary heart disease (CHD) also to referred as ischemic heart disease is the leading cause of heart attacks and angina. Atherosclerotic plaque build-up in the inner walls of coronary arteries hardens the blood vessels and restricts the blood supply to heart. Lack of oxygen leads to the damage or death of heart...
Sunday, 4 January 2015
Advanced Diagnostic & Treatment Options for Cardiac Artery Disease Management
Stress testing is a widely used non-invasive diagnostic method that provides reliable information about the severity of symptomatic cardiac artery disease or coronary artery disease (CAD). As the name indicates, stress testing is carried out by putting the body under physical stress. A myocardial perfusion scan is a combined procedure that combines stress testing and a nuclear heart scan.
Myocardial perfusion scan is a non-invasive cardiac imaging...
