Cardiac catheterization (also called cardiac cath, heart cath, or coronary angiogram) is a procedure that allows your doctor to see how well your blood vessels supply yourheart. During the test, they put a long, narrow tube called a catheter into abloodvessel in your arm or leg and guide ...
As the list of interventions performed with the aid of femoral catheterization grows, so does the number of patients at risk for developing post-procedure problems. Here's a primer on how to recognize and prevent complications like pseudoaneurysm, arteriovenous fistulas, and retroperitoneal hematoma. ...
17,18 Contemporaneous catheterization studies confirmed that some patients have coronary stenoses following the arterial switch procedure, with rare instances of late mortality and sudden death.19 While advances in cardiac CT have enabled evaluating the anatomic course and potential obstructions of ...
Before undergoing heart imaging procedures involving radiation, healthcare providers should help patients understand why the procedure is needed and its potential benefits and risks, including risks related to radiation exposure, according to a new scientific statement in the American Heart Association's ...
Heart Bypass Surgery Procedure The most common kind of bypass surgery is the traditional method. For this procedure, you’ll be asleep the whole time. Most operations take 3-6 hours. A breathing tube goes into your mouth. It's attached to a ventilator, which will breathe for you during th...
If you are having a Holter study to look for silent ischemia, finding strong signs of ischemia on the test will likely lead either to further testing (perhaps with a nuclear stress test or a cardiac catheterization), or to a change in your anti-ischemia therapy. ...
She was discharged home three days after the procedure. Conclusions: Patients with congenital heart disease require thorough evaluation by a multidisciplinary team of experts before surgery, with meticulous planning. This case underscores the significance of perioperative assessment and ...
"Radiofrequency ablation is a procedure that uses a catheter to administer heat fromradio wavesto a very small area of the heart to disrupt abnormal signals that cause rhythm problems," said Sandeep Gautam, M.D., an assistant professor in the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine at the MU Schoo...
during each procedure, then used a National Academy of Sciences report to analyze lifetime cancer risks based on the amounts of each procedure's exposure. Lifetimecancer riskincreases ranged from 0.002 percent for chest X-rays to 0.4 percent for complex CT scans and cardiac catheterizations. ...
Advances in antiretroviral therapies have greatly improved the survival of people living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection (PLWH); yet, PLWH have a higher risk of cardiovascular disease than those without HIV. While numerous genetic loci have been linked to cardiometabolic risk in the...