If your doctor suspects the presence of a cardiovascular condition, he or she may suggest getting a cardiac catheterization, or coronary angiogram. Cardiac catheterization is an imaging procedure ...

CMS proposed changing the definition of surgery to account for “surgery-like” procedures in the 2019 proposed payment rule for ASCs and hospital outpatient departments, which could add cardiac ...

Retrograde catheterization showed a pulmonary-capillary-left-ventricle diastolic gradient of 13 mm. of mercury, a calculated valve area of 1.0 square centimeter and no regurgitation at angiography.

If you are experiencing chest pain, your doctor may recommend a cardiac catheterization (also known as a coronary angiogram) to get images of your heart and learn the cause. Cardiac catheterizations ...

Operators safely shaved a few minutes off heart attack reperfusion times by taking patients straight to culprit lesion percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) when they arrived at the catheterization ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients undergoing cardiac catheterization are generally instructed to follow nothing by mouth, or NPO, before ...

Interventionalists don’t often order a CXR ahead of time, but when it’s already been done, some find the added info useful.

Dr. David Faxon answers the question: 'Stress Test Vs. Cardiac Catheterization?' — -- Question: If stress tests are not 100 percent accurate, why shouldn't my doctor just order A cardiac ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The CALORI study calls into question the practice of fasting before cardiac catheterization. Patients not ...