Becker’s Healthcare Podcast Transforming Coronary Care and the Future of Cardiology
Nov 18, 2025
Dr. Amro Alsaid, a cardiologist and Medical Director of Advanced Cardiac Imaging, and Dr. Karim Al-Azizi, an interventional cardiologist and Medical Director of the Catheterization Laboratory at Baylor Scott & White The Heart Hospital, delve into the game-changing role of AI in coronary care. They discuss the limitations of traditional CAD detection and how advanced imaging technologies enhance procedural planning. The conversation also covers improving workflow efficiency and the crucial integration of CT data to optimize patient outcomes and treatment strategies.
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Direct Imaging Reveals Silent Coronary Disease
- Coronary disease diagnosis has historically been indirect and often misses silent, active disease.
- Direct CTA imaging and plaque biology reveal disease earlier and more accurately than symptoms or calcium score alone.
Triaging Patients To The Right Procedure
- Use coronary CTA to triage patients away from unnecessary cath lab procedures and prioritize therapeutic interventions.
- Direct CTA adoption increases appropriate interventions while reducing unnecessary diagnostic caths.
Adopt Automated CTA Tools For Faster Decisions
- Implement AI platforms to standardize stenosis assessment and plaque quantification across readers.
- Use fast automated processing to enable <3-hour ER chest pain pathways and reduce additional testing.