Cardiac catheterization is a procedure that provides information on how well the heart is working. To perform this procedure, a healthcare professional inserts flexible tubing into the heart through a ...

This minimally invasive treatment for blocked arteries uses a ballon-tipped catheter, with a stent placed to keep the artery open during the procedure. Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is a ...

Cardiac or coronary catheterization and angiograms are medical procedures that allow doctors to examine the inside of the heart and arteries. Cardiac catheterization involves a doctor inserting a long ...

The American Heart Association (AHA) has released a new scientific statement that clarifies the role of the cath lab in managing patients who’ve experienced out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA), both ...

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 ...

The chance of surviving a cardiac arrest varies widely across hospitals in the United States, even when the arrest occurs in the highly controlled setting of a cardiac catheterization lab, a new study ...