Skills required to perform safe and successful cardiac catheterization can be learned via mentored simulation training and are transferable to actual procedures in the cath lab, according to a study ...

(Medical Xpress)—Heart catheter procedures guided by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) are as safe as X-ray-guided procedures and take no more time, according to a pilot study conducted at the National ...

June 11, 2009 — Evidence-based catheter-care procedures regarding hand hygiene may significantly reduce the rate of catheter-related bloodstream infections (CRBSIs), according to the results of a ...

With almost 50% of patients in the age-group of 31-50 years, the milestone underscores the prevalence of cardiovascular disease and the need for intervention among younger, working-age population ...

An ultrasound probe small enough to ride along at the tip of a catheter can provide physicians with clearer real-time images of soft tissue without the risks associated with conventional x-ray ...

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 ...

Weekend cardiac catheterization availability for inpatients reduced length of stay and maintained quality of care (no excess hazard for weekend cases), but costs were similar. Objectives: To assess ...

US catheterization laboratories saw an “unprecedented” drop in cardiovascular interventions at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic and those deferred procedures tracked with regional COVID-19 burden, ...

"I have to have a urinary catheter inserted..."It is not something you experience very often, is it?When I was a resident, I often had to insert urinary catheters for patients brought to the emergency ...

John Mandrola interviews Rolf Wachter and Nicolaos Dagres about their sham-controlled trial of pulmonary vein isolation ablation of atrial fibrillation.