An eight-year HonorHealth Research Institute clinical trial, using non-surgical techniques, showed 86% of patients with a type of usually fatal low blood pressure known as "structural shock" survived ...

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 ...

Doctors perform a number of different outpatient heart procedures, including angioplasty, stenting, pacemaker implantation, and others. If you have a heart condition, your doctor might recommend an ...

The Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions (SCAI) and the Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) have published the first rigorous, evidence-based, multisociety recommendations to guide the use of ...

Dr. Charanjit Rihal answers the question: 'Catheterization With Kidney Disease?' — -- Question: If I have kidney disease can I get a catheterization? Answer: If you have kidney disease, you can, ...

Chest pain can be serious and should never be ignored, especially if the sensation is new or unexplained. This can be a warning sign of cardiac function complications. Reduced blood flow to the heart ...

An Israeli hospital has developed an app for iPads that provides staff, patients, and family members with real-time tracking of progress in catheterization and angioplasty procedures. The Invasive ...

LONG BEACH, Calif. -- Patient well-being was better among individuals allowed more liberal oral intake before entering the catheterization lab, the randomized CALORI trial showed. Compared to standard ...

There are hundreds of people who will be around to celebrate 2024 thanks to a little-known device called the WATCHMAN. “I think we’re actually at 250 for the program and at least 20 more procedures ...

FDA issued a Class I recall for Medtronic's Left Heart Vent Catheters due to safety concerns. 3 injuries reported.