Medically reviewed by Yasmine S. Ali, MD, MSCI Cardiomegaly is the term used to describe an enlarged heart. It is most ...

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) and cardiac amyloidosis are two critical conditions that lead to abnormal thickening of the heart muscle, posing ...

The health risks of excess visible fat, such as that around the waist, are widely understood. However, less visible fat ...

In early December, Philips collaborated with Mayo Clinic to find ways to make cardiac MRI scans faster. Mayo will integrate its AI technology with Philips' to improve cardiac imaging workflows ...

A case of laryngeal amyloidosis associated with a laryngocele ... aryepiglottic folds and false vocal cords with well-defined calcific foci. MRI revealed contrast enhancement and increased signal ...

MRI imaging is used to help diagnose many conditions. It can provide images of structures in your body and help show areas of concern. If your doctor thinks you may have multiple sclerosis, an MRI ...

In a surprising discovery, scientists have found that the heart possesses "sweet taste" receptors, similar to those on our tongues, and that stimulating these receptors with sweet substances can ...

Expert Rev Cardiovasc Ther. 2010;8(7):1007-1113. Systemic manifestations are very common. Renal involvement and nephrotic syndrome are a common association that usually makes the management and ...

Department of Nuclear Medicine, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430022, China Hubei Key Laboratory of Molecular Imaging, Wuhan, ...

“Echocardiographic evaluation using RASI may contribute to expanding the accuracy of cardiac amyloidosis subtype identification by increasing pre-test probability,” the authors wrote. “Although the ...

4 Department of Pathology, Cardiovascular and Cardiac Transplant Pathology Unit. St. Orsola Hospital, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna 5 Cardio-thoracic Radiology, St. Orsola ...

Background: Accumulating evidence has demonstrated that plasma β-amyloid (Aβ) levels are useful biomarkers ... blood sample collections, and MRI scans. Blood samples were collected in the morning ...