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 ...

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 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 ...

Every minute, a healthy heart will pump out 1½ gallons of blood across more than 60,000 miles worth of blood vessels to provide each of our body's cells with the oxygen and nutrients it needs. When ...

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 ...

The chance of surviving a cardiac arrest varies widely across hospitals in the United States, even when the arrest occurs in the highly controlled setting of a cardiac catheterization lab, a new study ...

The American College of Cardiology has recognized Medical Center Hospital for its demonstrated expertise and commitment in treating patients who come to a cardiac cath lab for care, including ...

Community Hospital in Mesa County, Colo., opened a cardiovascular procedure center June 1. The hospital’s main level houses the cardiac cath lab, which is part of Community Hospital’s new cardiology ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn., June 3 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Cardiologists around the country are speaking out against drastic payment cuts that could force the closure of many outpatient catheterization labs, ...

The Vanderbilt Heart and Vascular Institute will relocate key procedure areas in Feburary to the fifth floor of the Critical Care Tower, the 11-story addition to Vanderbilt University Hospital that ...