Physiologic Testing May ID Patients Who'll Still Have Angina After PCI
The findings imply a role for FFR in determining which patients may not get symptom relief from an intervention.
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The findings imply a role for FFR in determining which patients may not get symptom relief from an intervention.
Researchers found that surgeons can estimate patients' risk of heart attack or death by reviewing existing images of the chest captured months earlier during screening for lung issues, such as pneumonia or cancer.
Despite a substantial rise in use and guideline recommendations advocating for intracoronary imaging, adoption in women is actually slowing, a new study in nearly 1 million patients shows.