Source: Aimed at people with persistent chest pain and an intermediate pretest probability of obstructive coronary artery disease. The DISCHARGE trial found, an initial CT strategy performed similarly to invasive coronary angiography for downstream cardiovascular outcomes.

Swiss and German researchers have devised an effective diagnostic cardiac MRI workup strategy that has quadrupled the rate of myocarditis detection in patients with myocardial infarction and nonobstructive coronary artery disease. By Wayne Forrest, AuntMinnie.com staff writer

The thickness of the coronary wall is a marker for coronary artery disease (CAD) in women, and it can be visualized using MRI -- giving clinicians a potential tool to recognize heart disease in women earlier. By Kate Madden Yee, AuntMinnie.com staff writer