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 ...

This minimally invasive treatment for blocked arteries uses a ballon-tipped catheter, with a stent placed to keep the artery open during the procedure. Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is a ...

Adventist Health Tulare has launched Percutaneous Coronary Intervention, allowing patients with blocked arteries to receive ...

Emergencies that bring people to a hospital often involve sudden, severe heart problems like a heart attack, unstable chest pain, sudden heart failure or dangerous arrhythmias. Immediate diagnosis and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. “Time is heart, and time is brain,” said President and Chief Administrative Officer of Cumberland Medical Center Randy Davis. In ...

Angiography diagnoses blocked heart arteries, while angioplasty treats them - a distinction many patients still misunderstand ...

When doctors tell patients they’ll access their heart through the groin, many react with confusion or concern. Yet this approach, known as the transfemoral method, has become a cornerstone of modern ...

The days of prolonged fasting prior to cardiac catheterization may be numbered, as the body of evidence grows to allow patients to eat before the procedure. Patients undergoing coronary artery ...

Shana Hale, a Brooklyn mother of two and a technology executive, noticed a mild burning sensation in her chest during her ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On Monday, July 29, Loudonville resident and University Hospitals Samaritan Medical Center employee Catherine White came to the ...