Mini-review examines myocardial perfusion imaging advances across PET, SPECT, CMR, and CT modalities
Review examines advances in heart blood flow imaging techniques for various heart conditions
A systematic mini-review synthesizes evidence on myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) across PET, SPECT, CMR, and CT in patients with known or…
New imaging tech lets doctors measure exact blood flow to the heart muscle, improving how they diagnose heart problems and predict patient o…
Tracheobronchial anomalies associated with congenital heart disease in retrospective CT cohort
When a baby's airway is unusual, what does it mean for their heart?
A retrospective cohort study of 356 patients with tracheobronchial anomalies identified on CT found 223 (62.6%) had concurrent congenital he…
Babies born with a rare airway anomaly called a tracheal bronchus have nearly two-thirds of them also carry a congenital heart defect, accor…
Ultrasonication in 1% sodium hypochlorite effectively decontaminates retrieved titanium healing abutments in lab study
Lab study finds sodium hypochlorite effective for cleaning dental implant parts
A laboratory RCT on 95 retrieved titanium healing abutments found ultrasonication in 40°C 1% sodium hypochlorite before autoclaving achieved…
A lab study shows warm diluted bleach with sound waves removes 99.7% of debris from used dental implant parts without damaging their surface…
Retrospective study reports 100% technical success for integrated IVC filter-thrombus retrieval technique
New technique successfully removes blood clot-filled IVC filters in small study
A single-center retrospective cohort of 51 patients with IVC filter thrombosis found the filter-thrombus integrated retrieval technique achi…
A new technique successfully removed blood clot-filled IVC filters in all 51 patients studied, with no serious complications and only minor,…
Retrievable IVC filters in lung transplant recipients show 66% retrieval rate with low complications
Study examines safety and retrieval of blood clot filters in lung transplant patients
A retrospective single-center cohort of 95 lung transplant recipients who received retrievable IVC filters for venous thromboembolism found …
Doctors successfully removed clot-catching filters from two-thirds of lung transplant patients, with the procedure taking just eight minutes…
Chest radiograph-derived age acceleration shows modest association with lung cancer incidence in PLCO cohort
Can a chest X-ray show how fast your lungs are aging?
A retrospective cohort analysis of 23,213 PLCO trial participants found that higher chest radiograph-derived age acceleration was independen…
A routine chest X-ray can reveal if your lungs are aging faster than expected, a sign linked to a higher risk of developing lung cancer late…
Resistance training increases muscle volume and strength in postmenopausal women with hot flushes
Can lifting weights build muscle in postmenopausal women with hot flashes?
A secondary analysis of an RCT in 44 postmenopausal women with hot flushes and low activity found that 15 weeks of supervised resistance tra…
Postmenopausal women with hot flashes who lifted weights for 15 weeks grew their muscle volume by about 4% and got significantly stronger.
Transradial access for prostate artery embolisation shows 96.5% technical success in meta-analysis
Transradial access for prostate artery embolization shows high technical success in review
A systematic review and meta-analysis of six retrospective studies including 1208 adult patients undergoing prostate artery embolisation (PA…
Using a wrist artery for prostate artery embolization succeeded 96.5% of the time with low complication rates, offering a safe alternative t…
PSF after MCGR treatment improves radiographic parameters in early-onset scoliosis
Can a final spinal fusion help after magnetic growing rods for childhood scoliosis?
A systematic review and meta-analysis of 370 patients with early-onset scoliosis found posterior spinal fusion following magnetically contro…
A final spinal fusion surgery after magnetic growing rods significantly improves spine curves and helps children stand taller, according to …
AI Overestimates Behavioral Health Risks Compared to Human Advice in Experimental Study
When AI gives health advice, does it make us more cautious than people do?
A controlled experiment with 60 participants found AI-generated advice systematically overestimated behavioral health risks compared to huma…
AI health advice makes people more cautious than human friends, especially when risks feel high, and shifts beliefs more easily when it disa…
IPFP preservation versus resection in TKA shows no significant difference in 12-month KOOS scores
Study finds no clear benefit to preserving or removing knee fat pad during joint replacement
This RCT in patients undergoing TKA for knee osteoarthritis found no statistically significant difference in 12-month KOOS score improvement…
Whether to keep or remove the fat pad under your kneecap during knee replacement surgery makes no difference to your recovery or pain relief…
Early surgery reduces cardiovascular death risk in asymptomatic very severe aortic stenosis over 10 years
Should doctors operate before symptoms appear for a severe heart valve problem?
A 10-year RCT of 145 asymptomatic patients with very severe aortic stenosis found early surgery significantly reduced the composite of opera…
Waiting for symptoms in severe heart valve disease may double your risk of death, as early surgery saved lives in a new 10-year study.