A new study found that oxalic acid, an organic compound found in humans and many plant-based foods, may also contribute to ...

A medical team at the Amsterdam University Medical Centre (AUMC) in the Netherlands completed the first-in-human ventricular ...

Researchers from the University of New Mexico found that gadolinium – a toxic rare earth metal used in MRI scans – could mix with oxalic acid found in many foods to precipitate tiny nanoparticles of ...

Nephrogenic systemic fibrosis can cause a thickening and hardening of the skin, heart and lungs—and cause painful contracting of the joints.

The results were published in JAMA Cardiology. In LGE, gadolinium, a contrast agent, is injected into the bloodstream and perfuses the heart. An MRI is quickly performed as the gadolinium makes ...

In comparison, cardiac CT and CMR provide a comprehensive anatomic evaluation that can better assess the structural characteristics of the pericardium, which are not commonly limited by body ...

The condition can cause a thickening and hardening of the skin, heart and lungs and cause painful contracture of the joints. Gadolinium-based contrast agents are injected prior to MRI scans to ...

The department has 9 MRI scanners and a catheterisation lab, providing clinical and research MRI services in the areas of cardiac, foetal, neonatal and advanced brain imaging. The facility is embedded ...