For the first time, appropriate-use criteria (AUC) have been issued to provide guidance on which cardiac imaging modalities to use — and which to avoid — in the follow-up care of children and adults ...
Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is an appropriate non-invasive procedure for functional diagnostics in patients who, as a result of basic diagnostics, are suspected of having chronic coronary ...
The Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions (SCAI) has published a comprehensive roadmap that details the use of intracardiac echocardiography (ICE) to guide structural heart disease ...
“Structural heart disease” is an umbrella term that refers to conditions that affect different structures within the heart. Some of these problems can be present at birth, while others develop later ...
Congenital Heart Defect (CHD) is a problem with the heart's structure that is present at birth. The structural changes impact blood flow. Some of these include a hole in the wall of the heart, issues ...
Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is an appropriate non-invasive procedure for functional diagnostics in patients who, as a result of basic diagnostics, are suspected of having chronic coronary ...