The placement of a Swan-Ganz catheter allows specialists to diagnose or test for major heart issues without requiring you to undergo major surgery. Usually, it’s a diagnostic tool for people in ...

When I recommend that a patient needs coronary angiography (synonyms: heart catheterization,coronary angiogram, cardiac catheterization, or simply “cath”) I take a moment to bring up the risks of the ...

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 ...

Central venous catheterisation (CVC) remains an essential procedure in modern clinical practice, facilitating haemodynamic monitoring, administration of medication, and long‐term venous access.

Intermittent catheterization every 6 hours in postpartum women with urinary retention may be a better strategy than extended catheterization over 24 hours, a new prospective, randomized, controlled ...

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If patients receiving intensive care or undergoing major surgery develop excessively high or low blood pressures, they could suffer severe organ dysfunction. It's not enough for their care team to ...

Until now, if you or a family member living in the Northern Westchester Hospital community had a heart attack and called 911, chances are you’d be taken to Danbury Hospital or Stamford Hospital in ...

Routine use of the Fogarty embolectomy catheter after cardiac catheterization through a brachial arteriotomy in 25 patients was associated with a decline in major and minor complications from 28 to 4 ...