A highly skilled interventional cardiologist (a heart doctor specializing in catheter-based procedures) will perform the procedure in a cardiac catheterization lab, with the help of nurses and ...

Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Rahway recently celebrated the opening of its new, state-of-the-art cardiac ...

Cardiac CT angiograms take detailed images of the heart and can show dangerous blockages in a person's arteries.

The Alberta government says planning for a new cardiac catheterization lab at Chinook Regional Hospital in Lethbridge is ...

Vandalia Health’s Davis Medical Center hosted an open house for its staff members this week to get an exclusive look at the ...

The use of ionizing radiation is associated with a risk of inducing malignant disease and causing skin or eye damage to the patient and the personnel. This article focuses on the role of the ...

In the past, such symptoms might mean a treadmill stress test or a cardiac catheterization to diagnose the problem. That's changing with the advent of new imaging technology: CT scans, MRI ...

Cardiac catheterization involves accessing a blood vessel, often one in your groin or wrist, and threading a long tube called a catheter through your bloodstream until it reaches your heart.

For decades, when babies with congenital heart defects needed stents, doctors would modify ones meant for adults so they ...

As per doctors, the practice of inhaling or huffing can be life-threatening. If taken in large amounts can result in a ...

Conducted at Cardiac Cath Lab, The Heart Centre, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen using Philips x-ray equipment. Most operators maintained their dose level over time whether it was low or ...