The cognitive processes related to verbal fluency are compromised in
people with insomnia despite the absence of a behavioral deficit;
however, these brain function alterations can be reversed through
non-pharmacological treatment with sleep therapy, according to a
neuroimaging study in the Sept. 1 issue of Sleep.
The use of sodium bicarbonate for hydration during coronary angiography
(CA) for patients with kidney disease did not reduce the risk of
developing serious kidney problems related to the use of contrast
agents, compared with the use of sodium chloride, according to a study
in the Sept. 3 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.
Medtronic’s investigational EnRhythm MRI SureScan pacing system shows
promise as a potential solution for patients receiving their first
pacemaker and needing an MRI scan, according to initial safety and
efficacy data presented Sunday at the European Society of Cardiology
(ESC) Congress in Munich, Germany.
MR spectroscopy allows clinicians to detect when a brain tumor
patient is not responding to a specific chemotherapy regimen earlier
than anatomic imaging, such as a conventional MRI and CT scans,
according to researchers at Barrow Neurological Institute at St.
Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center in Phoenix.
In chest pain patients without known coronary artery disease,
64-multidetector coronary CT angiography (CCTA) possesses higher
diagnostic accuracy for detection of obstructive coronary stenosis than
invasive coronary angiography, according to research published
online Aug. 22 in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
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