Cardiac catheterization is a procedure that provides information on how well the heart is working. To perform this procedure, a healthcare professional inserts flexible tubing into the heart through a ...

A Swan-Ganz catheterization is a type of pulmonary artery catheterization procedure. It’s a diagnostic test used to determine whether any hemodynamic, or blood flow-related, abnormalities exist in the ...

An Israeli hospital has developed an app for iPads that provides staff, patients, and family members with real-time tracking of progress in catheterization and angioplasty procedures. The Invasive ...

Doctors perform a number of different outpatient heart procedures, including angioplasty, stenting, pacemaker implantation, and others. If you have a heart condition, your doctor might recommend an ...

A catheter treatment is more effective than drug therapy in treating some patients with atrial fibrillation, according to new research. Atrial fibrillation is a common heart rhythm problem that ...