With the radial heart cath, patients have less risk of bleeding, minimal pain and a much quicker recovery time, and with most patients who undergo the procedure going home the same day, the ...

Following the increase in catheterization at the UIHC, hospital officials plan to expand the procedure to a second site in the hospital this summer for use twice a week. Heart experts agreed advances ...

In a cardiac catheterization procedure, a small tube is entered into the bloodstream, usually through the femoral artery in the groin. From there, it is run into the heart itself, where it can be ...

Cardiac catheterization is a major method of detecting and managing a number of cardiovascular ailments, providing doctors vital information about heart muscle, valves and vessels.

Skills required to perform safe and successful cardiac catheterization can be learned via mentored simulation training and are transferable to actual procedures in the cath lab, according to a study ...

Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center in New Jersey, US, part of RWJBarnabas Health, has announced the opening of its sixth ...