Dr. Cindy Grines answers the question: 'What Is A Cardiac Catheterization?' — -- Question: I'm allergic to radiocontrast dye and/or iodine and/or shellfish. can I get a catheterization? Answer: ...

The placement of a Swan-Ganz catheter allows specialists to diagnose or test for major heart issues without requiring you to undergo major surgery. Usually, it’s a diagnostic tool for people in ...

Dr. Acker answers the question: ''What Exactly Is 'Significant Blockage?'' — -- Question: What is meant by a 'significant blockage' shown in my coronary arteries as seen on a catheterization?

For patients living with heart disease or other heart conditions, cardiac catheterization labs provide critical diagnostic services and advanced treatments that significantly improve outcomes. Divyang ...

Folks undergoing cardiac catheterization procedures to diagnose heart problems may be able to safely skip the traditional pre-op fasting that's now the norm, new research shows. "Just as our ...

LONG BEACH, Calif. -- Big Data may provide some answers to the many questions surrounding advanced catheter-based pulmonary embolism (PE) therapies, a buzzing field that otherwise has little evidence ...

New York City-based Mount Sinai Fuster Heart Hospital has launched the Samuel Fineman Cardiac Catheterization Artificial ...