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Advancing Noninvasive Imaging in Assessing Hemodynamic Significance of Right Coronary Artery Anomalies

By MedXY 09/27/2025

This article reviews a prospective study evaluating noninvasive anatomical and functional imaging methods to determine hemodynamic significance in right anomalous aortic origin of a coronary artery (R-AAOCA), proposing a stepwise diagnostic approach to reduce invasive testing.

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Linking Retinal Microvasculature to Silent Coronary Atherosclerosis: Insights from Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography

By MedXY 09/27/2025

Reduced retinal parafoveal vascular density measured by OCTA independently correlates with subclinical coronary atherosclerosis, revealing a novel noninvasive biomarker for cardiovascular risk assessment beyond traditional factors.

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Evaluating Radiation Risks from Medical Imaging in Pediatrics: Implications for Hematologic Cancer

By MedXY 09/27/2025

A large cohort study links radiation exposure from pediatric medical imaging to a modest but significant increase in hematologic cancer risk, underlining the need for judicious imaging use in children and adolescents.

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Comparing Cardiac MRI and Coronary Angiography for Diagnosing Ischemic Cardiomyopathy in New-Onset Heart Failure

By MedXY 09/22/2025

A multicenter trial shows cardiac MRI offers comparable sensitivity to invasive coronary angiography for diagnosing ischemic cardiomyopathy, reducing invasive procedures in newly diagnosed heart failure patients.

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De-escalated Adjuvant Radiotherapy in HPV-Associated Oropharyngeal Cancer: Balancing Efficacy with Reduced Toxicity

By MedXY 09/21/2025

This phase 3 trial shows that de-escalated adjuvant radiotherapy reduces chronic grade 3+ toxicities compared to standard chemoradiotherapy in HPV-associated oropharyngeal cancer, potentially improving patient quality of life without compromising treatment.

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Expanding the Role of Stereotactic Radiosurgery in Small Cell Lung Cancer with Brain Metastases: Insights from a Prospective Multicenter Phase II Trial

By MedXY 09/21/2025

A prospective phase II trial shows stereotactic radiosurgery offers a low neurologic death rate in SCLC patients with 1-10 brain metastases, challenging the traditional favoring of whole-brain radiation therapy.

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Enhancing Hospitalist Care of Undifferentiated Dyspnea with Cardiopulmonary Point-of-Care Ultrasonography: Reducing Length of Stay and Costs

By MedXY 09/19/2025

Implementation of cardiopulmonary POCUS in hospitalist management of undifferentiated dyspnea significantly reduces hospital length of stay and costs, though adoption remains limited, highlighting the need for sustained training and support.

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CT Angiography Enhances Lifestyle and Prevention Uptake in Cardiovascular Risk Management: Insights from SCOT-HEART 2 Substudy

By MedXY 09/13/2025

A nested substudy from SCOT-HEART 2 reveals coronary CT angiography modestly improves healthy lifestyle adherence, preventive therapy acceptance, and risk factor modification compared to traditional cardiovascular risk scoring in asymptomatic individuals at risk.

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Preoperative versus Postoperative Stereotactic Radiation Therapy for Brain Metastases: Safety, Feasibility, and Efficiency Insights from a Phase 3 Randomized Trial

By MedXY 09/13/2025

A phase 3 randomized trial demonstrates that preoperative stereotactic radiation therapy (SRT) for brain metastases offers comparable safety and reduced treatment duration compared to postoperative SRT, potentially improving patient care logistics.

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Induction vs Adjuvant Chemoradiotherapy in High-Risk N2-N3 Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma: Insights from a Phase 3 Randomized Trial

By MedXY 09/12/2025

This phase 3 trial compares induction-concurrent chemotherapy with concurrent-adjuvant chemotherapy in high-risk N2 to N3 nasopharyngeal carcinoma, finding no significant difference in 3-year progression-free survival while highlighting distinct safety profiles.

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Prognostic Value of 2D Speckle Tracking Echocardiography in Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children: Insights From the MUSIC Study

By MedXY 09/06/2025

This multicenter study highlights the utility of 2D speckle tracking echocardiography for early detection and prognostication of left ventricular dysfunction in MIS-C, informing cardiovascular risk and management.

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Myocardial T1 Mapping and Extracellular Volume: Emerging Prognostic Tools in Heart Failure and Non-Ischaemic Dilated Cardiomyopathy

By MedXY 09/03/2025

Cardiac MRI T1 mapping and extracellular volume fraction (ECV) provide noninvasive markers of myocardial fibrosis, showing consistent prognostic value across heart failure subtypes and non-ischaemic dilated cardiomyopathy for adverse cardiovascular outcomes.

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FFR-Guided Complete Revascularization Enhances Outcomes in NSTEMI with Multivessel Disease: Insights from the SLIM Trial

By MedXY 09/01/2025

The SLIM trial demonstrates that fractional flow reserve–guided complete revascularization during the index procedure significantly reduces major adverse events at one year in patients with NSTEMI and multivessel disease, primarily by lowering repeat revascularizations.

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Why Do Phantom Limb Pains Persist? New Brain Imaging Research Offers Crucial Insights

By MedXY 08/31/2025

New research reveals that the brain's representation of lost limbs remains stable after amputation, challenging long-held beliefs and paving the way for improved treatments for phantom limb pain and advanced neuroprosthetics.

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Epicardial Adipose Tissue as a Predictor of New-Onset Atrial Fibrillation: Insights from a Danish Population Cohort

By MedXY 08/30/2025

This Danish cohort study demonstrates that increased epicardial adipose tissue volume independently elevates the risk of new-onset atrial fibrillation, highlighting the importance of fat distribution beyond BMI in cardiovascular risk assessment.

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Real-time MRI Visualization of Tumor Acidosis: A Novel Predictor of Therapeutic Efficacy Using a Manganese Sulfide-Based Nanoplatform

By MedXY 08/30/2025

A manganese sulfide nanoplatform loaded with proton pump inhibitor enables real-time MRI visualization of tumor acidosis, providing early prediction of therapeutic efficacy and potential for improved cancer management.

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Distinguishing Low-Grade MRI Inflammation in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Insights from Healthy Controls and At-Risk Populations

By MedXY 08/27/2025

This cohort study reveals that low-grade MRI-detected inflammation in hand, wrist, and forefoot joints is common in healthy individuals and at-risk groups, underscoring challenges in distinguishing rheumatoid arthritis-specific inflammation and highlighting the need to avoid MRI overinterpretation.

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Optimizing Twice-Daily Thoracic Radiotherapy Dosage in Limited-Stage Small-Cell Lung Cancer: Impact on Survival and Toxicity

By MedXY 08/26/2025

A phase II trial reveals that high-dose twice-daily thoracic radiotherapy (60 Gy/40 fractions) significantly improves survival without increasing severe toxicity compared to the standard dose (45 Gy/30 fractions) in limited-stage SCLC patients.

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Physical Exercise Slows Neurodegeneration and Cognitive Decline in Early Parkinson Disease: Insights from Longitudinal MRI Analysis

By MedXY 08/24/2025

Regular physical activity in early Parkinson disease patients is linked to slower brain atrophy in temporoparietal and limbic regions, mediating better preservation of memory and attention over four years.

$Advancing Radiotherapy in High-Grade Glioma: Targeted Volume Reduction with Hypofractionated Simultaneous Boost IMRT$

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Advancing Radiotherapy in High-Grade Glioma: Targeted Volume Reduction with Hypofractionated Simultaneous Boost IMRT

By MedXY 08/23/2025

A randomized trial demonstrates that modified target delineation integrating multimodal MRI and white matter tractography with moderately hypofractionated radiotherapy achieves comparable survival outcomes to standard IMRT while reducing irradiation volumes in high-grade glioma patients.