The days of prolonged fasting prior to cardiac catheterization may be numbered, as the body of evidence grows to allow patients to eat before the procedure. Patients undergoing coronary artery ...

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 ...

Deep learning models trained on video, equipment logs and clinical data from 222 real coronary angiograms recognized catheterization lab workflow phases with over 90 percent accuracy.

A single-case report describes how BPD-specific ventilator settings during cardiac catheterization changed hemodynamic ...

Right heart catheterization (RHC) is essential for accurate PAH diagnosis but is underutilized, with only 75% of patients undergoing the procedure at diagnosis. Factors increasing RHC likelihood ...

A small boy walks into a stark white hospital suite. Lab techs, nurses and cardiologists immediately try to ease the stress ...

Many minimally invasive procedures are available to treat problems with your heart. These procedures can fix issues like malfunctioning valves and blockages in your heart’s arteries. Traditional heart ...

MedStar Southern Maryland Hospital Center is the first hospital in Maryland to use a new artificial intelligence-powered ...

The Health Sciences Centre's cardiac catheterization lab has just completed a major upgrade. It’s been a makeover five years in the making, and officials say the waitlist is already improving. "You ...

Takotsubo syndrome is an acute heart condition that primarily affects postmenopausal women and is often triggered by severe emotional or physical stress. Although it affects about 2% of all patients ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Not fasting before cardiac catheterization procedures with conscious sedation was just as safe as fasting.

The investigational catheter combines heart mapping, treatment and assessment in one device, potentially improving the ...