It doesn’t take more than a few days working in the cath lab to recognize many of the risks and physical burdens that will affect you as you move forward in your career. Daily exposure to radiation, a ...

A new study is calling into question the value of the informed-consent process for patients undergoing cardiac catheterization: investigators say the vast majority of patients, when questioned after ...

In this episode, we are joined by Dr. George Adams, Director, Cardiovascular and Peripheral Vascular Research, Rex Hospital; Associate Professor, Cardiology, UNC School of Medicine. Here, he discusses ...

March 23, 2010 (Atlanta, Georgia) — An unexplained bias against sending women to the cath lab may be the reason women are about twice as likely as men to die within a month of an MI, a study from the ...

It was feasible to perform intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) insertions in the cardiac intensive care unit (ICU) without transferring patients to the catheterization laboratory, according to Italian ...

December 8, 2010 (Rochester, Minnesota) — Women of childbearing age should not be deterred from pursuing a career in interventional cardiology because of concerns about radiation exposure, says the ...

People who went into cardiac arrest in the cardiac catheterization lab were more likely to survive to hospital discharge than those who had a cardiac arrest in the intensive care unit (ICU), yet less ...

The American College of Cardiology has recognized Medical Center Hospital for its demonstrated expertise and commitment in treating patients who come to a cardiac cath lab for care, including ...

Cardiac catheterization and angiograms are medical procedures that allow doctors to examine the inside of the heart and arteries. However, there are some differences between the two. Cardiac ...