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 ...

$19M project at AGH creates new cardiac cath and rhythm labs on one floor, streamlining patient access and expanding ...

KALAMAZOO, MI — Pat Zerfas wasn’t a candidate for open heart surgery. For 13 years, however, she has been dealing with a ...

(Medical Xpress)—Heart catheter procedures guided by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) are as safe as X-ray-guided procedures and take no more time, according to a pilot study conducted at the National ...

New data from the CALORI Cardiac Catheterization trial shows significant improvement in patient well-being and satisfaction without compromising safety after implementation of a liberal non-fasting ...

June 11, 2009 — Evidence-based catheter-care procedures regarding hand hygiene may significantly reduce the rate of catheter-related bloodstream infections (CRBSIs), according to the results of a ...

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Corvention announced today that it completed the first case in the U.S. with its proprietary KardiaPSI balloon catheter.

Patients with acute coronary syndrome undergoing coronary angiogram, a procedure used to assess blockages in the heart's arteries, had a significantly lower risk of major bleeding and death if their ...

Govt. Wenlock Hospital's cath lab in Mangaluru has performed over 1,000 successful cardiac procedures in just nine months.

SAN FRANCISCO—Patients can safely continue on clopidogrel therapy while undergoing percutaneous tunneled catheter procedures, researchers reported at the 37th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Society ...