Craig Balmforth
PhD candidate and cardiologist at the University of Edinburgh focusing on non-invasive hybrid PET imaging and molecular assessment of plaque activity, supervised by Professors David Newby and Mark Dweck.
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Feb 24, 2026 • 20min
Identification and management of non-obstructive high-risk coronary artery plaque
Craig Balmforth, PhD candidate and cardiologist at the University of Edinburgh who studies PET molecular imaging of coronary plaque. He talks about detecting non-obstructive high-risk plaques, how CT and PET reveal active microcalcification, the limits of MRI, debates around preventative PCI, and using imaging to target emerging RNA and anti-inflammatory therapies.
