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: ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A joint statement outlines best practices for training and competency in cardiac catheterization for congenital ...

CMS proposed changing the definition of surgery to account for “surgery-like” procedures in the 2019 proposed payment rule for ASCs and hospital outpatient departments, which could add cardiac ...

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 ...

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 total of 214 studies were performed in 187 patients from a retrospective analysis of pediatric and adult patients who underwent MRI-guided and XMR cardiac catheterizations in our institution between ...