Tag Archives: Arterial

Can Mammograms Help Detect Heart Disease Risk? A New Look at Breast Arterial Calcifications

As more people get mammograms every year to screen for breast cancer, an additional benefit may be emerging: heart disease risk detection. With advanced technology and artificial intelligence, some imaging centers now offer screenings for cardiovascular risks based on breast arterial calcification visible in mammogram images. This additional test, offered by some radiology practices, could… Read More »

New “Old” Therapies in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: A Clinical Roundtable

Despite recent strides in elucidating the pathophysiology of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), there have been few advances in the development of novel therapies to treat the disease. The medications currently approved for PAH treatment are most beneficial in the 5% to 10% of patients with PAH who are vasoresponders, although these therapies have been shown… Read More »