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 ...

Under full anesthesia, a small metallic clip is threaded from a patient's thigh to his or her heart through a plastic tube. The clip is then attached to a valve of the heart, and left there. This ...

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 ...

Cardiac catheterization, a procedure used to diagnose heart conditions, is typically performed through the femoral artery of the groin. But, increasingly, cardiologists are instead using the radial ...

The placement of a Swan-Ganz catheter allows specialists to diagnose or test for major heart issues without requiring you to undergo major surgery. Usually, it’s a diagnostic tool for people in ...

If you are experiencing chest pain, your doctor may recommend a cardiac catheterization (also known as a coronary angiogram) to get images of your heart and learn the cause. Cardiac catheterizations ...

Folks undergoing cardiac catheterization procedures to diagnose heart problems may be able to safely skip the traditional pre-op fasting that's now the norm, new research shows. "Just as our ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Not fasting before cardiac catheterization procedures with conscious sedation was just as safe as fasting.

As the US healthcare system continues to grapple with the implications of the COVID-19 pandemic, and as states begin reopening facilities for elective procedures, healthcare providers are facing ...