Charleston Imaging Center Now Open
Many of you recognize the name as being the premier mobile nuclear and ultrasound cardiac imaging company. We now also offer these same great services in a convenient location...
Top Charlotte Doctors According to Charlotte Magazine
Congratulations Dr. James Liu, our Medical Director! Each year, Charlotte magazine releases a list of the Top Doctors in Charlotte, based on a peer survey conducted by the independent...
Imaging modalities differ in assessing key heart metric
September 6, 2018 — There is “substantial variability” in the way that different medical imaging modalities measure left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF), a key measure of heart function. This...
Global longitudinal strain: A new gold standard for assessing heart failure?
A measure of global longitudinal strain (GLS) was far more predictive of mortality than left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) in a study of 4,172 patients with acute heart failure,...
Patients with ‘white-coat syndrome’ 79% more likely to die of hypertension
Ambulatory blood pressure measurements are a stronger predictor of all-cause and cardiovascular mortality than clinical blood pressure measurements, according to a new...
Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics – 2018 Update
Authors: Benjamin EJ, Virani SS, Callaway CW, et al. Citation: Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics—2018 Update: A Report From the American Heart Association. Circulation...
