New non-invasive bioimaging can detect coronary artery disease long before it strikes.

Adding two non-invasive imaging tests to traditional cardiovascular disease risk factor assessment more precisely predicts a healthy patient’s future risk of heart attack, stroke, or premature death, according to a study led by Icahn School of Medicine and published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC).  The team used imaging tests to detect disease in carotid or coronary arteries before it caused … Continue reading New non-invasive bioimaging can detect coronary artery disease long before it strikes.