SAN DIEGO–Heart biopsies, which are typically performed via catheterization through the groin or neck, are possible and may cause less discomfort for patients when performed through a vein in the ...

Morton Kern, MD, of VA Long Beach Healthcare System and University of California, Irvine, often engages his colleagues via email in brief, informal dialogue on clinically relevant topics in ...

The cardiovascular laboratory department at the hospital is centered on the care of a person's heart and blood vessel problems. The cardiac "cath lab," as it's called, has a pre- and post-procedure ...

When doctors tell patients they’ll access their heart through the groin, many react with confusion or concern. Yet this approach, known as the transfemoral method, has become a cornerstone of modern ...

Children’s Hospital Colorado (Children’s Colorado) is the first pediatric hospital in the world to use a 3D intracardiac echocardiography (ICE) catheter in the treatment of congenital heart disease in ...

Many minimally invasive procedures are available to treat problems with your heart. These procedures can fix issues like malfunctioning valves and blockages in your heart’s arteries. Traditional heart ...

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) — It’s about the patients. That’s Karing Hearts Cardiology CEO Dr. Jeff Schoondyke’s stated rationale for a now successful effort to gain permission for a freestanding ...

Sarasota Memorial Hospital is one of the first hospitals to use a new FDA-approved treatment for failing tricuspid valves. The new procedure is less invasive than traditional surgery and allows ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A survey of nurses and technologists who work in cardiac catheterization laboratories found high rates of ...

US cardiac catheterization laboratories are throwing out a lot of paper and plastic waste that could otherwise be recycled, a single center’s experience suggests, indicating that there’s a big ...