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 ...

CRT is a surgical procedure in which doctors implant a pacemaker in both the right and left sides of the heart to help your heart’s chambers beat together. The goal is to improve heart pumping ...

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 ...

The CDC reports heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States. That’s why doctors say it’s important to catch it early. “I’ve Heli skied, I’ve extreme skied, I’ve raced, I taught ...

Lahey Hospital & Medical Center’s Cardiovascular Medicine Department has embraced using interventional cardiology to treat ...

Cardiologists at the UW Medicine Heart Institute recently performed a first-in-the-world procedure, detaching and retrieving a clip device from a patient’s mitral valve and placing a replacement ...

A routine cardiac MRI scan may be comparable to right heart catheterization for determining the severity of heart failure, according to a study in JACC: Advances. Researchers in England developed a ...

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 ...