The heart is an intricate plumbing system of valves, pumps and pipelike vessels which control the flow of blood throughout the body, and the doctors who specialize in its function, diagnosis and ...

Dr. Cindy Grines answers the question: 'What Is A Cardiac Catheterization?' — -- Question: I'm allergic to radiocontrast dye and/or iodine and/or shellfish. can I get a catheterization? Answer: ...

Once the end of the catheter is inside the heart, a small surgical tool on its tip is used to perform the actual cardiac surgery. One problem lies in the fact that if the catheter is narrow enough to ...

No restriction of oral food intake prior to nonemergent cardiac catheterization is as safe as the current traditional NPO [nothing by mouth] strategy, results from a large, single-center, randomized ...

The new catheter technology, developed in the U.K., enables targeted delivery of radio frequency energy to specific points in heart tissue. Kristopher Sturgis Researchers at King's College in London ...

An AI-powered neural network, or deep machine learning model, may be as effective as catheterization at monitoring heart health, according to a study published Jan. 7 in Communications Medicine. Here ...

Traditional open heart surgery remains the preferred method to repair many heart defects, according to Dr. Scott Burke, Director of Cardiac Electrophysiology at St. Mary Medical Center in Langhorne.

Extending Medicare reimbursement for cardiac catheter ablation to settings outside the hospital is expected to boost ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A catheter for mapping complex cardiac arrhythmias has been launched in the U.S. The product could help ...

Cardiac Catheterization Market OverviewThe cardiac catheterization market is anticipated to expand at a CAGR of nearly 7% during the forecast period, reflecting rising global healthcare needs and ...