Coronary angioplasty and stenting.This procedure follows right after a cardiac catheterization and is done to open clogged arteries. Once the catheter reaches the blockage, the cardiologist inflates a tiny ball
If your test results point to PAH, the best way to be sure you have it is with a procedure called a right heart catheterization. During the test, you'll be awake or lightly sedated. The doctor puts a thin tube, called a catheter, into a large vein either in your neck, groin, or ...
Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is when you get a blood clot in a vein deep in your body. This usually happens in your lower leg, thigh, or in your groin. But it can happen in other parts of your body, including your arms, brain, intestines, liver, and kidneys. This isn't usually lif...
Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS): the surgeon makes tiny incisions and performs the procedure with tiny surgical instruments inserted through a flexible tube that has a lighted camera (thoracoscope). Catheter closure: A plug or coil-like metal device is inserted to block the PDA. The...
Visit this website for more information on the WATCHMAN procedure and whether it is a good option for you. “These are for people who suffer from atrial fibrillation and have a problem with continuing to take blood thinners,” Gardi said. “It’s a same-day procedure through the groin, in...
In the TAVR procedure, we do not open the chest and we do not use the heart-lung machine. We don’t stop the heart. We’re able to do about 90% of them just from catheters in the groin, like a cardiac catheterization procedure. Using x-ray guidance, we can place a new valve ...
Hana had her annual Cardiac Catheterization/Biopsy recently, on Wednesday. This is different than the other times she has had to go to the Cath Lab because once a year they go into the left side of heart as well (they usually just go into the right side of the heart) and measure press...
as experienced during the first coronary angiography. Although a left trans-radial catheterization could have been attempted, having to deal with an uncommon and tricky lesion of the left main we felt confident to perform a ...
During a test called a cardiac catheterization—in which doctors inserted a thin, flexible tube through a blood vessel in his groin—they discovered a portion of his right coronary artery was completely blocked. They inserted another tube with a stent to open in, a procedure called percutaneous ...