The heart is an intricate plumbing system of valves, pumps and pipelike vessels which control the flow of blood throughout the body, and the doctors who specialize in its function, diagnosis and ...

Every minute, a healthy heart will pump out 1½ gallons of blood across more than 60,000 miles worth of blood vessels to provide each of our body's cells with the oxygen and nutrients it needs. When ...

Washington, DC - It's well established that cardiac catheterization is more likely to be performed after an acute MI in some parts of the US than others, but that doesn't necessarily mean some regions ...

Dr. Cindy Grines answers the question: 'What Is A Cardiac Catheterization?' — -- Question: I'm allergic to radiocontrast dye and/or iodine and/or shellfish. can I get a catheterization? Answer: ...

Nathan Kastelein discusses the new Stereotaxis MAGiC Sweep EP mapping catheter's design, development and use of magnets.

Atrium Medical Center is located in a community the size of Middletown and not a metropolitan city, but that doesn’t indicate the scope of its services, said Dr. Mouhamad Abdallah, medical director of ...

Hospitals have opposed the change because it could take money away from their own cardiac catheterization programs.

TUCSON, Ariz. — One baby is the smallest patient to undergo a specific heart procedure in Tucson. Banner University Medical Center operated on a neonatal intensive care unit patient who was just under ...

The healthy habits people adopt and stick with in their 20s and 30s have a massive and direct impact on their risk of a heart ...