May 2008

CT angiography does NOT trump Coronary Calcium

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April 1, 2008

Cardiac CT saves money and time as first-line heart test

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March 27, 2008

New England Journal of Medicine

Coronary Calcium as a Predictor of Coronary Events in Four Racial or Ethnic Groups

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January 8, 2008

Reuters Health

Higher coronary artery calcification linked to increased mortality in elderly men

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October 4, 2007

New England Journal of Medicine

Virtual Colonoscopy to be used as a primary screening test before therapeutic Optical Colonoscopy.

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September 28, 2007

Associated Press

CT colonography matches gold standard in eagerly awaited ACRIN trial results

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September 28, 2007

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

ACRIN trial shows VC ready for widespread use

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September 4, 2007

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

The Ethnic Rosetta Stone Translating Risk Factors, Plaque Scores, and Mortality

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September 4, 2007

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Ethnic Differences in the Prognostic Value of Coronary Artery Calcification for All-Cause Mortality

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August 30, 2007

Reuters Health

Multislice CT may obviate invasive coronary angiography

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July 31, 2007

British advisory panel deems CT screening tests safe and effective

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May 2007

American Heart Journal

Relationship and prognostic value of coronary artery calcification by electron beam computed tomography to stress-induced ischemia by single photon emission computed tomography

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May 8, 2007

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

The Prognostic Accuracy of Coronary Calcification

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May 8, 2007

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Long-Term Prognosis Associated With Coronary Calcification

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April 24, 2007

Cancer Screening model calls VC most cost-effective colon exam

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November 21, 2006

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Relationship Between Coronary Artery Calcification Detected by Electron-Beam Computed Tomography and Abnormal Stress Echocardiography

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October 26, 2006

New England Journal of Medicine

Survival of Patients with Stage I Lung Cancer Detected on CT Screening

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AEHA.org

A Heart-Felt Challenge to America's Medical Community

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October 17, 2006

Circulation Journal of the American Heart Association

Assessment of Coronary Artery Disease by Cardiac Computed Tomography

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September 27, 2006

Auntminnie.com

VC finds early niche in screening

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July 18, 2006

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Prevalence of Soft Plaque Detection With Computed Tomography

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July 17, 2006

SHAPE Executive Summary

From Vulnerable Plaque to Vulnerable Patient — Part III Introducing a New Paradigm for the Prevention of Heart Attack; Identification and Treatment of the Asymptomatic Vulnerable Patient

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July 17, 2006

American Journal of Cardiology

From Vulnerable Plaque to Vulnerable atient-Part III: Executive Summary of the Screening for Heart Attack Prevention and Education (SHAPE)Task Force Report

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July, 2006

American Journal of Cardiology

Screening for Heart Attack Prevention and Education (SHAPE) Task Force Report

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June, 2006

American Heart Journal

Coronary artery calcium scanning: Clinical paradigms for cardiac risk assessment and treatment

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June 8, 2006

Virtual Colonoscopy finds risky polyps, might reduce polypectomies

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May 1, 2006

Reuters Health

Visualizing coronary artery calcium may improve patient compliance

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April 20, 2006

Electron Beam CT finds ethnic differences in heart disease mortality

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March 28, 2006

Tagged Virtual Colonoscopy succeeds where colonoscopy fails in elderly

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March 8, 2006

Virtual Colonoscopy shows advantage for recurrent rectal cancer surveillance

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February, 2006

European Heart Journal

Risk stratification in uncomplicated type 2 diabetes: prospective evaluation of the combined use of coronary artery calcium imaging and selective myocardial perfusion scintigraphy

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February 14, 2006

Reuters Health

CT screening identifies curable lung cancers

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December 21, 2005

theheart.org

Framingham and National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP) underestimate risk in women

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September 6, 2005

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Coronary Calcium Independently Predicts Incident Premature Coronary Heart Disease Over Measured Cardiovascular Risk Factors
Allen J. Taylor, MD, Jody Bindeman, BSN, Irwin Feuerstein, MD, Felix Cao, MS, Michael Brazaitis, MD, Patrick G. O’Malley, MD, MPH 

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July 26, 2005

Circulation

Coronary Calcification Improves Cardiovascular Risk Prediction in the Elderly
Rozemarijn Vliegenthart, PhD; Matthijs Oudkerk, MD, PhD; Albert Hofman, MD, PhD; Hok-Hay S. Oei, MD, PhD; Wim van Dijck, MSc; Frank J.A. van Rooij, MSc; Jacqueline C.M. Witteman, PhD

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July 2005

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Coronary Calcification, Coronary Disease Risk Factors, C-Reactive Protein and Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease Events The St. Francis Heart Study
Yadon Arad, MD, FACC, Kenneth J. Goodman, MD, Marguerite Roth, RN, David Newstein, DRPH, Alan D. Guerci, MD, FACC

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June, 17 2005

Atherosclerosis

Visualizing coronary calcium is associated with improvements in adherence to statin therapy
Nove K. Kalia, Loren G. Miller, Khurram Nasir, Roger S. Blumenthal, Nisha Agrawal, Matthew J. Budoff

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April 8, 2005

American Journal of Epidemiology

Coronary Artery Calcium Score and Coronary Heart Disease Events in a Large Cohort of Asymptomatic Men and Women
Michael J. LaMonte, Shannon J. FitzGerald, Timothy S. Church, Carolyn E. Barlow, Nina B. Radford, Benjamin D. Levine, John J. Pippin, Larry W. Gibbons, Steven N. Blair and Milton Z. Nichaman

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August 2004

Location of Adenomas Missed by Optical Colonoscopy

Previous estimates of the of the adenoma miss rate with optical colonoscopy (OC) are hindered by the use of OC as its own reference standard.

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August 2004

Translucency Rendering in 3D Endoluminal CT
Colonography: A Useful Tool for Increasing Polyp Specificity and Decreasing Interpretation Time

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January 14th 2004

The Journal of the American Medical Association

Coronary Artery Calcium Score Combined With Framingham Score for Risk Prediction in Asymptomatic Individuals
Philip Greenland, MD; Laurie LaBree, MS; Stanley P. Azen, PhD; Terence M. Doherty, BA; Robert C. Detrano, MD, PhD


Context Guidelines advise that all adults undergo coronary heart disease (CHD) risk assessment to guide preventive treatment intensity.

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January 1st, 2004

The American Journal of Cardiology

Atherosclerotic Risk Factors Revisited

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December 4th 2003

The New England Journal of Medicine

Computed Tomographic Virtual Colonoscopy to Screen for Colorectal Neoplasia in Asymptomatic Adults

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July 31st 2003

The New England Journal of Medicine

Selecting Asymptomatic Patients for Coronary Computed Tomography or Electrocardiographic Exercise Testing

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July 17th 2003

www.rsna.org

Cardiac Imaging Prognostic Value of Cardiac Risk Factors and Coronary Artery Calcium Screening for All-Cause Mortality

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May 15th 2003

Reuters Health

Coronary artery calcium detected by tomography may predict heart disease

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May 13th 2003

American Heart Association


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April 2nd 2003

GE Medical Systems

New Calcium Score Study Completed by St. Francis Hospital, Highlights Results in the Fight Against Heart Disease

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January 3rd 2003

Eric Barnes AuntMinnie.com staff writer

Self-referred screening patients are far less likely to find abnormal results

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December 1st 2002

Eric Barnes AuntMinnie.com staff writer

Population-based study links coronary calcium and mortality

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December 1st 2002

GE Medical Systems By James Brice

Coronary calcium test predicts heart attack risk, mortality

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October 31st 2002

Diagonostic Imaging Online By James Brice

Cardiologists take a big bite out of medical imaging

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October 30th, 2002

Eric Barnes AuntMinnie.com staff writer

VC screening trials find good sensitivity, high patient acceptance

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October 21st 2002

Brian Reid AuntMinnie.com contributing writer

EBCT proves complementary to SPECT stress tests for gauging coronary artery blockage

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July 2002

Diagnostic Imaging Online Harold Abella

EBCT, MRI spot coronary artery stenosis accurately, but clinical use remains elusive

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July 19, 2001

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Electron-Beam Tomography Coronary Calcium Scores Are Superior to Framingham Risk Variables for Predicting the Measured Proximal Stenosis Burden
B. Greg Brown, MD, PhD, Josh Morse, BS, Xue-Qiao Zhao, MD, Marian Cheung, PhD, Emily Marino, MS, and John J. Albers, PhD

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June 2001

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Screening Patients With Chest Pain in the Emergency Department Using Electron Beam Tomography: A Follow-up Study
Demetrios Georgiou, MD, FACC, Matthew J. Budoff, MD, FACC, Eric Kaufer, MD, John M. Kennedy, MD, Bin Lu, MD, Bruce H. Brundage, MD, FACC

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