The groin is the usual access point for investigating or treating the heart with a catheter, but using the wrist as access point reduces bleeding and lowers mortality. These findings are from an ...

The shortest path to the heart turns out to be the best one - not in love necessarily, but in cardiac catheterization, one of the most common procedures in the U.S. The shortest path to the heart ...

PHOENIX — A cardiologist at a Phoenix hospital thinks there’s a better way to treat your heart. During a cardiac catheterization, a doctor can test and treat your heart by inserting a long flexible ...

Imagine having your heart fixed through your wrist. It's now a reality at the OU Medical Center in Oklahoma City. Heart patients traditionally undergo cardiac catheterization or stent procedures ...

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 ...

Doctors perform a number of different outpatient heart procedures, including angioplasty, stenting, pacemaker implantation, and others. If you have a heart condition, your doctor might recommend an ...

WATERLOO — To meet a growing need for cardiovascular procedures, a third cardiac catheterization lab will soon be operational at UnityPoint Health-Allen Hospital.

OPELIKA, Ala. (WRBL) – On July 10, 1985, Dr. John Mitchell performed East Alabama Medical Center’s first heart catheterization, marking the beginning of in-house cardiac diagnostic services at the ...