Cardiovascular News

Cost-effectiveness of a novel AI technology

Coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) is a first-line investigation for chest pain in patients with suspected obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD). However, many acute cardiac events occur in the absence of obstructive CAD. We assessed the lifetime cost-effectiveness of integrating a novel artificial intelligence-enhanced image analysis algorithm (AI-Risk) that stratifies the risk of cardiac events…

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Long-term outcomes after stress echocardiography

Stress echocardiography is widely used to assess patients with chest pain. The clinical value of a positive or negative test result to inform on likely longer-term outcomes when applied in real-world practice across a healthcare system has not been previously reported. Click here to read the full paper.

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Inflammatory risk and CV events without obstructive coronary artery disease

We are delighted to append the link/copy of this knowledge expanding and practice changing publication in The Lancet. We are a proud member of the ORFAN consortium and the writing committee. This work with the contribution of our local research group (TCRG-MKUH) Translational Cardiovascular Research Group – Milton Keynes University Hospital is a milestone of its kind.…

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