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Cheney aide Peter Long said the former vice president was "feeling good" Tuesday after undergoing a stress test plus a heart catheterization to examine blood flow to the heart. He didn't say whether an angioplasty a procedure to clear a blockage was performed during the catheterization. (USA Today -- News)
Cheney leaves hospital after 'mild' heart attack Feb 25, 2010
Ex-VP experienced chest pains Monday, underwent heart catheterization. JOSHUA ROBERTS / ReutersFormer Vice President Dick Cheney's public career has spanned decades, including service as a lawmaker, a defense secretary and a White House chief of staff. (MSNBC -- Politics)
Methodist opens new pavilion Feb 24, 2010
One new catheterization laboratory or cath lab will be added to help meet the growing patient demands for electrophysiology studies (EPS) which are tests performed to analyze the electrical activity of the heart. Adult medical surgical space will be expanded. (West Memphis Germantown News, TN)
JRMC RAISES HEART AWARNESS Feb 24, 2010
JRMC spokeswoman Julie Bridgforth said as part of the hospital s heart month, people will have an opportunity Thursday to see JRMC s cardiac catheterization labs first hand. Reservations for the free event may be made by calling 541-7635. (Pine Bluff Commercial, AR)
Tiny molecules may tell big story about cardiovascular disease risk Feb 20, 2010
The discovery, published online in the April issue of the journal Circulation Genetics, comes from the largest study of its kind for cardiovascular disease, and is the first to identify specific metabolic profiles associated with coronary artery disease, heart attacks and death among patients who have undergone coronary catheterization ... They began their investigation with information in Duke's CATHGEN biorepository which holds health records and blood samples from nearly 10,000 patients who... (EurekAlert!)
Her story includes new heart, happy ending Feb 17, 2010
" The following Monday Mrs. Dippold underwent a catheterization, a procedure in which a small catheter, or tube, is injected to better examine the heart. It is a procedure she has undergone "dozens" of times over the years. After this one, Dr. Itzkoff came in to visit her and it was obvious he had bad news. "He was white as a sheet and said, 'There's nothing else I can do ... She was still there and waiting for yet another catheterization when she learned a heart had been found for her. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Chosen Survivor to share his story Feb 13, 2010
Chavez s health continued to decline and he had a heart catheterization done at Tucson Medical Center. Doctors told Chavez he needed to have stents put in right away, which Chavez said was unusual eight years ago. (Nogales International, AZ)
Suit: Machine caused doctor's death Feb 13, 2010
The cardiac catheterization was a routine test -- so routine that Dr. Ronaldo Deiparine and his wife were planning a two-week gambling vacation immediately afterward ... Her husband, a general surgeon in the area for 34 years, had been undergoing the catheterization in preparation for a kidney transplant. (Daytona Beach News Journal)
Better Sign of Blood Vessel Narrowing and Early Coronary Artery Disease Feb 9, 2010
All qualify for a more detailed inspection of their heart's blood vessels by cardiac catheterization, an invasive procedure in which a thin plastic tube is directly inserted into the heart's blood vessels to detect blockages and help widen each artery as needed. "Our study goal is to out how well various imaging tests measure the degree of blockage or narrowing in any particular artery and therefore which is more useful in predicting patients who need catheterization or angioplasty, or bypass... (Science Daily)
New Software Provides 3-D Views of Arteries in Catheterization Lab Feb 2, 2010
1, 2010) New technology that allows doctors to see three-dimensional images of heart arteries in the catheterization lab passed its first major testing hurdle -- moving doctors closer to understanding its impact on clinical practice, researchers report in Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions, an American Heart Association journal ... During a cardiac catheterization procedure, doctors insert a thin tube called a catheter into a patient's leg artery, then thread it up to the heart. (Science Daily)
Early EKG Seems to Improve Odds After Heart Attack Jan 27, 2010
They often were able to bypass the emergency room and go directly to the cardiac catheterization laboratory for treatment with what's commonly known as an angioplasty, the study found ... The findings were published in the January issue of Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions. (MEDLINEplus)
Heart Checked, Repaired Through Wrist Jan 23, 2010
Traditional cardiac catheterization (coronary angiogram) and angioplasty procedures use an artery in the groin ... Even though complications from catheterization through the groin are low and occur in only 2 percent to 9 percent of patients, the transradial approach can reduce bleeding the most common complication, particularly among women and the elderlyto under 1 percent ... "And in these times, as everyone tries to think strategically about the delivery of healthcare, the savings in terms... (Newsmax)
Health consequences of being heavy Jan 23, 2010
Even more worrisome, a study from Duke University found that obese patients were less likely to receive procedures like cardiac catheterization that can help diagnose and treat heart disease, perhaps because doctors are concerned about potential complications, says lead author Dr. William Yancy Jr., M.D., an associate professor at Duke and a staff physician at the VA Medical Center in Durham, North Carolina. Because of the high risk of heart disease in obese patients, the benefits of... (CNN)
St. Joseph sued over stent implant Jan 23, 2010
The lawsuit, filed behalf of Thomas Chaffee and Sharon Chaffee, said that Midei inserted two stents following a cardiac catheterization procedure in February 2009 ... Vivienne Stearns-Elliott, a spokeswoman for St. Joseph, said the hospital would have no comment beyond its earlier written statement in which it said it is informing patients that an initial independent review of the records of patients treated between January 2006 and May 2009 showed some received stents that were not supported by... (Baltimore Business Journal, MD)
Cardiac stress test detects artery disease Jan 20, 2010
"It is always challenging to detect significant coronary artery disease in patients at the physician's office and often required a physical stress test, including nuclear imaging and often cardiac catheterization," said lead investigator Ron Waksman, MD, Associate Director, Division of Cardiology, Washington Hospital Centre and professor of medicine (cardiology) at Georgetown University in Washington DC.. "The RSR test is simple and fast to perform in a doctor's office without the need for... (India Times, India)
Payday near for advances in genomic science, technology Jan 18, 2010
CardioDx has developed a blood test with a two-day turnaround to help doctors determine which patients with so-called stable chest pain should be moved forward to the catheterization lab for further testing and possible treatment. It s an important test, said CEO and founder David Levison, because doctors currently have to guess to a large extent. (San Jose Business Journal, CA)
Patients demand: 'Give us our damned data' Jan 18, 2010
Viars' father went to a hospital near his home in West Virginia, where a cardiac catheterization showed two arteries were so severely blocked he needed open heart surgery ... In particular, she wanted a copy of a CD showing the results of his cardiac catheterization, an invasive procedure where a tube is inserted through an artery to the heart. (CNN -- Health)
James Dangel, cardiologist skilled in craft, with words Jan 16, 2010
Before retiring in July, he was instrumental in establishing the cardiac catheterization laboratory, the coronary care unit, and echocardiography at MetroWest. He twice served as chief cardiologist, and in 1991 he cofounded the Framingham Heart Center. (Boston Globe)
Adult Stem Cells Can Repair Damaged Heart Jan 10, 2010
"The results point to a promising new treatment for heart attack patients that could reduce [death] and lessen the need for heart transplants," Dr. Gary Schaer, head of the Rush Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory, said in a news release from the university. SOURCE: Rush University Medical Center, news release, Dec. 2, 2009. (MEDLINEplus)
ERs drive patient traffic Jan 10, 2010 Certain Reflux Drugs Tied to Higher Post-Angioplasty Death Rate Jan 10, 2010 New Heart Attack Treatment Guidelines Stress Coordination Jan 10, 2010 Heart Attack Treatment Speeds Up Nationwide Jan 10, 2010
" Augusta hospitals realize that. "I would say that it is a fairly competitive market in that the health care consumer has so many choices available, within close proximity," Mrs. Swim said. In University's case, it comes down to the heart. In addition to the helipad, the hospital will soon be working with ambulance providers to transmit EKGs from the field to the ER so that the catheterization lab can be readied if needed, Mr. Davis said. The hospital already gets 95 percent of patients from... (The Augusta Chronicle)
Medical Tests Hit Heart Patients with High Doses of Radiation Jan 10, 2010
Cardiac catheterization, one of the most important procedures used by cardiologists, represented at least half of the radiation exposure from all procedures, which was expected, Kaul said ... A diagnostic catheterization gives about 7 mSv and putting a stent into an artery adds another 8 mSv, on average. (MEDLINEplus)
"All this shows is that people taking PPIs have a worse outcome than those not taking PPIs," said Dr. Chet Rihal, director of the Mayo Clinic's catheterization lab in Rochester, Minn ... SOURCES: Joseph Sweeny, M.D., assistant professor of medicine, Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, N.Y.; Chet Rihal, M.D., director, catheterization lab, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn. (MEDLINEplus)
The guidelines will be published in the Dec. 1 issues of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology and Circulation, and the Nov. 18 issue of Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions. SOURCES: Sidney C. Smith Jr., M.D., professor, medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; Spencer B. King III, M.D., president, St. Joseph's Heart and Vascular Institute, Atlanta; Dec. 1, 2009, Journal of the American College of Cardiology; Dec. 1, 2009, Circulation; Nov. 18, 2009,... (MEDLINEplus)
Most of the changes prompted by the program were simple: Having ambulance attendants call the hospital to alert them that a heart attack victim was on the way, alerting the catheterization laboratory where angioplasty is done and the interventional cardiologists who do the procedure to be ready to go to work, and getting the patient to the catheter laboratory as quickly as possible, Bradley said. But a key ingredient was a change in the mindset of the hospital personnel dealing with heart... (MEDLINEplus)
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