Various arterial access sites have shown to yield different operator radiation exposure during diagnostic cardiac catheterization ... is associated with the use of a radial artery approach, as ...

Your nurse regularly checks your heart rate and blood pressure ... into a blood vessel called the femoral artery. They thread the catheter along the artery until it reaches the hepatic artery that ...

• Ultrasound guidance may lead to a higher first-attempt success rate and improved time to successful common femoral artery (CFA) access, while reducing the venipuncture rate (unintentionally ...

PADUCAH — The American College of Cardiology has recognized Baptist Health Paducah for its demonstrated expertise and commitment in treating patients who come to a cardiac cath lab for care ...

Naples (Fla.) Comprehensive Health will name the catheterization labs and boardroom of the future RM Schulze Family Heart and Stroke Critical Care Center after a recent $10 million gift from Jay ...

Having a coronary artery calcium (CAC) score of zero has generally been accepted as a marker of a very low risk of having a cardiac event within the next five years. However, age is a strong ...

More tests showed he had a higher than normal amount of calcium buildup in his coronary artery walls. Bowman had a stress test to check how his heart was functioning. Not well, he discovered.