It doesn’t take more than a few days working in the cath lab to recognize many of the risks and physical burdens that will affect you as you move forward in your career. Daily exposure to radiation, a ...

In this episode, we are joined by Dr. George Adams, Director, Cardiovascular and Peripheral Vascular Research, Rex Hospital; Associate Professor, Cardiology, UNC School of Medicine. Here, he discusses ...

London, United Kingdom – 1 September 2024: There was no difference in complications in patients who fasted or did not fast before cardiac catheterisation procedures requiring conscious sedation, ...

It was feasible to perform intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) insertions in the cardiac intensive care unit (ICU) without transferring patients to the catheterization laboratory, according to Italian ...

The placement of a Swan-Ganz catheter allows specialists to diagnose or test for major heart issues without requiring you to undergo major surgery. Usually, it’s a diagnostic tool for people in ...

LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — The first procedures have been successfully completed in a new cardiac catheterization lab at San Martin Hospital, which is located at 8280 West Warm Springs Road in Las Vegas.

Interv Cardiol. 2013;5(3):335-344. In the authors' experience, CT-overlay can be particularly useful in patients presenting for paravalvular leak closure or pulmonary vein stenting. With accurate ...

Patients who had low doses of clot-buster drugs delivered directly to the site of a pulmonary embolism (PE) via a catheter using ultrasound to enhance their effect had significantly better outcomes ...