Diagnosing coronary heart disease has been accomplished since the 1960s by coronary angiography. During the process, involving guiding a catheter tube through the body to the heart, contrast dye is ...

Cardiac catheterization, a procedure used to diagnose heart conditions, is typically performed through the femoral artery of the groin. But, increasingly, cardiologists are instead using the radial ...

George M. Pedersen of Southboro is an active, 73-year-old semi-retired manufacturer's representative who enjoys snorkeling and traveling. He was somewhat surprised two years ago when his cardiologist ...

George Bybee dreaded the prospect of enduring another heart procedure, his 10th cardiac catheterization since a heart attack in 1992. His doctor cut a small opening in the big artery in the groin and ...

Heart catheterization, a procedure to detect and clear clogged arteries, traditionally involves inserting a plastic tube through a groin incision into the femoral artery. But a new study shows fewer ...

An ultrasound study was performed to formulate and validate guidelines for femoral venous catheterization. 36 infants (2 wk to 20 mo) were evaluated in a supine, straight leg position. The sector scan ...

CAMDEN — Interventional cardiologists at Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center are evolving their standard treatment method for patients with arterial disease with a new approach to traditional ...

SAN FRANCISCO, CA – A clinical trial conducted exclusively in women suggests that an initial strategy of using the radial artery in the arm as the entry point for cardiac catherization or percutaneous ...

An aborted operation in La Jolla shows the true strength of an increasingly popular way to open blocked blood vessels. A Scripps Health cardiac team had planned to use a stent to clear a narrowed ...