Intravascular imaging can improve outcomes for complex stenting procedures in calcified coronary arteries
Using intravascular imaging (IVI) to guide stent implantation during complex stenting procedures is safer and more effective ...
Woman With Complex Congenital Heart Disease Receives World’s First Leadless Pacemaker Implant; Know How It Helps
In the rarest of rare cases and a groundbreaking medical achievement, Medica Superspecialty Hospital in Kolkata achieved a momentous feat by successfully implanting a Micra leadless pacemaker in a ...
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ROSC explained: What it means in cardiac arrest and CPR
In emergency medical response scenarios, ROSC – the return of spontaneous circulation – refers to the restoration of a ...
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Operator Radiation Exposure Comparing the Left Radial Artery Approach and a Uniform Hyper-Adducted Right Radial Artery Approach: The HARRA Study
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 ...
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Two Marietta doctors performed their 100th TAVR procedure
TAVR stands for Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement. The heart has four valves that makes sure the blood goes in the right direction. Over time, the valves start to wear out, b ...
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LI teen survives Friday the 13th horror stroke and brain, open-heart surgeries
Jung and his team had to snake a catheter up to her brain from the femoral artery in her leg to clear ... 2024 which led to brain surgery and open heart surgery Dennis A. Clark Things initially ...
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Orthopedic and Radiation Injuries Unchanged in Cath Lab Staff Since 2014
Despite increased attention and improved technologies for radiation mitigation over the last decade, cardiac cath lab staff are still dealing with an unacceptably high level of occupational hazards to ...
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The Anatomy and Function of the Abdominal Aorta
The abdominal aorta is a large artery in your belly that carries blood from the heart to the lower part of the body. In early fetal development, it forms from two smaller blood vessels, called the ...
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Pulse check
Much like putting in a stent, the procedure allows surgeons to replace heart valves that have narrowed or don’t open fully by inserting a catheter through an artery in the groin ... that are inserted ...
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Urgent call for better safety measures in cardiac catheterization labs
"Occupational Health Hazards in the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory: Results of the 2023 SCAI Survey" highlights alarming trends in radiation exposure and orthopedic injuries for interventional ...
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Operational funding announced for interim cardiac cath lab in Red Deer
A cardiac catheterization lab is a dedicated space where specialized teams can carry out diagnostic tests that examine and evaluate heart function to aid in the diagnosis of cardiac health concerns ...