As a diagnostic tool, cardiac catheterization has become central to many a cardiologist’s practice. Yet because it is so popular, a new set of criteria seeks to help clinicians understand procedure ...

Cardiac catheterization is a medical procedure that cardiologists, or heart specialists, use to evaluate heart function and diagnose cardiovascular conditions. During cardiac catheterization, a long ...

Washington, DC - It's well established that cardiac catheterization is more likely to be performed after an acute MI in some parts of the US than others, but that doesn't necessarily mean some regions ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . After more than 20 years of experience with transradial cardiac catheterization, there are now multiple registry ...

While the rate of radial artery occlusion as a result of transradial cardiac catheterization may be higher than previously thought, using a lower sheath size can cut the incidence by more than half, ...

Cardiac ablation—also called catheter ablation—is a procedure doctors use to treat irregular heartbeats or arrhythmias. During cardiac ablation, doctors insert a thin tube called a catheter into your ...

Cardiac catheterization and angiograms are medical procedures that allow doctors to examine the inside of the heart and arteries. However, there are some differences between the two. Cardiac ...

Pulmonary-artery catheterization aids the diagnosis and management of numerous cardiovascular illnesses, including pulmonary hypertension, cardiogenic shock, mixed shock states, cardiac tamponade, and ...

Cardiac catheterization (also called cardiac cath, heart cath, or coronary angiogram) is a procedure that allows your doctor to see how well your blood vessels supply your heart. During the test, they ...

The specialist will insert a small thin tube (called a sheath) into your blood vessels, with another small thin tube inside it called a catheter. They will guide the catheter inside the sheath through ...