Still puzzling: Best care for the frail and elderly with coronary artery disease Jul 19, 2008
For the current study, researchers included only patients who had undergone cardiac catheterization and who had been found to have at least one significant blockage in a coronary artery. A majority of these patients (52 percent) underwent coronary stent implantation to open their arteries, while 32 percent were medically managed, and 16 percent underwent coronary bypass surgery. (EurekAlert!)
Detecting Coronary Disease Early: Nuclear Stress Test Can Detect More Than Blockages Jul 18, 2008
It is easier for physicians to test how well the heart pumps, called systolic function, using an echocardiogram and cardiac catheterization, says Dr. Patel. An echocardiogram utilizes an ultrasound beam that travels through the front of the chest wall and lungs to the heart, and cardiac catheterization is a very invasive procedure using a thin plastic tube which is inserted into an artery or vein in the arm or leg and advanced into the chambers of the heart ... Dr. Patel collaborated with Dr.... (Science Daily)
Orphan Baby With Heart Defect Finds Hope, Home at... Jul 15, 2008
Instead, she was wheeled over to a catheterization lab so tiny metal stents could be used to widen arteries so small that blood couldn't get through. The four-hour procedure did its job: The swelling subsided. (Fox News)
Positive Thinking Is Prescription For The Heart Jul 15, 2008
(July 4, 2008) An analysis of previous studies indicates that among men and high-risk women with a certain type of heart attack or angina an invasive treatment strategy (such as cardiac catheterization) is. . (Science Daily)
Houston's renowned doctor helped transform surgical practice from ... Jul 14, 2008
Today, with vastly improved imaging and techniques, catheterization has become the single-most common procedure in U.S. hospitals, with about 4 million done a year to diagnose and treat problems of the heart and arteries. Its rise has led to a steady decline in the number of coronary artery bypass surgeries performed each year. (Houston Chronicle)
Sutter Delta CEO recruits new doctors Jul 14, 2008
Dr. Alejandro Prieto, a cardiologist, and Dr. Tanveer Khan, a thoracic surgeon, both said they were attracted to the hospital because of Delta's new $4 million cardiac catheterization lab, which opened in May. Rapaport is still negotiating with an orthopedic surgeon and will look to hire a second one in 2009. (East Bay Business Times, CA)
Hospital showcases $1.2M renovation Jul 6, 2008
"Recently, we have added two CT scanners, one of which is a 64-slice. The medication preparation spaces in pharmacy were improved. And the mobile PET/CT scanner docking area was rebuilt. We look forward to a new cardiac catheterization lab in 2008, as well as a central telemetry unit monitoring 60 beds.". The 379-bed, community-based teaching hospital is affiliated with the Center for Health Services, an outpatient and emergency health center on West Road, between I-75 and Telegraph Road, in... (The News-Herald)
Invasive Treatment Appears Beneficial For Men And High-risk Women With Certain Coronary Syndromes Jul 5, 2008
ScienceDaily (July 4, 2008) An analysis of previous studies indicates that among men and high-risk women with a certain type of heart attack or angina an invasive treatment strategy (such as cardiac catheterization) is associated with reduced risk of rehospitalization, heart attack or death, whereas low-risk women may have an increased risk of heart attack or death with this treatment, according to a new article ... For this study, an invasive strategy was defined as the referral of all patients... (Science Daily)
Boston Scientific Announces FDA Approval for PROMUS(TM) Everolimus-Eluting Coronary Stent System Jul 3, 2008
"The PROMUS Stent has shown outstanding deliverability, low late loss and the potential to reduce the need for re-interventions," said Ted Feldman, M.D., F.S.C.A.I., Director of the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory at Evanston Northwestern Healthcare in Evanston, Illinois. "These benefits will make the PROMUS Stent an attractive new treatment option for U.S. physicians and their patients." "FDA approval of the PROMUS Stent fulfills Boston Scientific's promise of an unprecedented two-drug... (PR Newswire)
Cedar Park Regional to hold free health screenings on peripheral arterial disease Jul 3, 2008
David Burger, M.D., Cardiology, and the Catheterization Team at Cedar Park Regional Medical Center will be on hand to discuss signs, symptoms, prevention and treatment options for PAD. Free PAD and cardiovascular screenings are included. What is PAD. (Cedar Park Hill Country News Weekender, TX)
Opening Clogged Arteries Helps Women After Heart Attack Jul 3, 2008
TUESDAY, July 1 (HealthDay News) -- Contradicting some earlier reports, a new study finds that women who have heart attacks benefit as much as men from the artery-opening procedure called catheterization ... "When the tests are elevated, they indicate a higher risk. There is greater muscle tissue damage and so greater incentive to go to catheterization." ... Women who had catheterization had a 19 percent lower risk of death, heart attack or rehospitalization than those who had drug treatment,... (MEDLINEplus)
Study sees similar heart benefits Jul 2, 2008
Catheterization aids women, men ... WASHINGTON - Women benefit just about as much as men from cardiac catheterization after having a heart attack, according to a study published yesterday that contradicts previous indications that the procedure may not help women ... But the researchers said their findings showed that routinely performing a cardiac catheterization may not benefit women who have not had a heart attack but have unstable angina, a kind of acute chest pain that can be a warning sign... (Boston Globe)
Artery-clearing surgery good for men, not all women Jul 2, 2008
Future studies need to determine why lower-risk women with unstable heart disease may have different results after routine cardiac catheterization, lead author Michelle O'Donoghue said ... Women may be more likely as well to have blockages in the tiniest blood vessels of the heart that can't be seen easily or fixed by cardiac catheterization, she said ... Based on the study findings, the researchers recommend that men and high-risk women with signs and symptoms of a heart attack undergo cardiac... (Newsday)
Doctors weigh costs of taking a look inside the heart Jun 29, 2008
Dr. Charanjit S. Rihal, director of the cardiac catheterization laboratory at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn. sees little diagnostic value in the current generation of heart scanners. (Boston Globe)
Weighing the Costs of a CT Scan's Look Inside the Heart Jun 29, 2008
It will put more patients in the cath lab medical shorthand for a cardiac catheterization laboratory, where conventional angiograms and stenting procedures take place ... The CT angiogram is a great technology searching for a great application, said Dr. Charanjit S. Rihal, the director of the cardiac catheterization laboratory at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Business)
Stem cell treatment in clinical trial at Texas Heart Institute at St. Luke’s Jun 26, 2008
He had the stem cell procedure in the catheterization laboratory ten days after having his heart attack, and he was discharged from the hospital two days after receiving this experimental treatment. Our pre-clinical trials have established that ten days after the heart attack is the optimal time to give this treatment. (Pearland Journal, TX)
First State adds new board member Jun 26, 2008
Prior to joining the institute, Cambier served as director of cardiac catheterization lab and cardiovascular clinical research at in Tacoma, Wash. He went on to win the Surgeon General's National Physician Recognition Award in 1995. (Tampa Bay Business Journal, FL)
Placement of a Femoral Venous Catheter Jun 26, 2008
Femoral venous catheterization is a rapid way to obtain intravenous access in hospitalized or emergency department patients ... Placement of a femoral line may be indicated in the following situations: to obtain vascular access when peripheral access cannot be accomplished, to administer hemodialysis when access at a preferable site is not an option, to perform cardiac catheterization, or to administer large or caustic infusions. (New England Journal of Medicine)
Birmingham VA cardiologist fishes blockages from plugged arteries Jun 23, 2008
The June issue of Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions, a prominent journal that guides many of the nation's interventional cardiologists, has just published results of a successful clinical trial involving 15 of Aqel's patients at the Birmingham VA.. An accompanying editorial in this high-end magazine - with a subscription cost of $2,500 a year - notes that larger studies are needed, but the technique "demonstrates the impact of creativity on solutions of important clinical... (AL.com)
Best bets on the Net Jun 23, 2008
What are the risks of having a cardiac catheterization. Will it hurt to have a lymph node biopsy. (Florida Times-Union)
Asking and Answering Hard Questions Jun 22, 2008
Location: NJ Reply # 7 Date: Jun 22, 2008 - 7:48 AM EST Subject: Not even coronary catheterization ... I've had plenty of patients with recent unremarkable coronary arterial cath results who have gone on to sudden cardiac death because the catheterization procedures show only macroscopic structural and functional anomalies, and not microscopic myocardial abnormalities that might predispose to potentially fatal ventricular arrhythmias. (Townhall.com)
Tim Russert: the details about what caused his death Jun 21, 2008
Clotting around ruptured plaque can spell big trouble, says Dr. Scott Monrad, director of the cardiac catheterization lab at Montefiore-Einstein Heart Center in New York City. In Russert's case, the clot blocked his artery, cutting off blood to his heart and causing a heart attack -- the death of heart muscle tissue. (Los Angeles Times)
Some heart attacks give little warning Jun 21, 2008
We have terrific therapies unimaginable 25 years ago, says E. Scott Monrad, director of the cardiac catheterization lab at Montefiore Medical Center in Bronx, N.Y. But one of the biggest risks is dying before you even get to see a doctor ... If the area of oxygen-starved heart muscle is small, or in the right ventricle, the heart can often keep pumping, allowing the patient to make it to a hospital, where doctors can break up the blockage with a clot-dissolving drug or catheterization. (Providence Journal)
Teen's death renews scrutiny of faith-healing group Jun 19, 2008
"But it definitely was treatable. Something as simple as catheterization (the insertion of a tube into his bladder) could have saved his life." ... "Even if his life had been saved by catheterization, he would have been a candidate for dialysis or a kidney transplant." He said a different kind of catheter, which he termed a simple "in-office procedure," could have solved the blockage problem. (OregonLive, OR -- News)
First gene therapy for heart failure offered at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia Jun 19, 2008
Patients enrolled in the multicenter CUPID trial (Calcium Up-Regulation by Percutaneous Administration of Gene Therapy in Cardiac Disease) will undergo a minimally invasive cardiac catheterization procedure that will introduce a specially engineered gene that stimulates production of an enzyme necessary for the heart to pump more efficiently. "This new therapy seeks to replenish the levels of this enzyme by introducing the gene for SERCA2a, which is depressed in these patients. If proven... (EurekAlert!)
Adventures in angioplasty Jun 16, 2008
The hospital began offering angioplasties in 2003 after getting state permission to do so during time-sensitive emergencies, a service which nearby Milford Regional Medical Center also hopes to offer at its planned cardiac catheterization lab. For less urgent cases like Speen's, the Department of Public Health established a study three years ago to determine whether suburban hospitals without cardiac surgeons can perform "elective" angioplasties as safely as institutions with the backup service,... (Framingham TAB, MA)
Patrick A. Cambier Named to First State Bank Board Jun 13, 2008
Dr. Cambier served as director of the cardiac catheterization lab and cardiovascular clinical research at Madigan Army Medical Center Tacoma, Washington. He has published numerous papers for and spoken at the American College of Cardiology and American College of Physicians. (Primezone Releases)
Who moved my stent? Jun 9, 2008
In UMass Memorial's shiny, four-year-old catheterization laboratory, supply chain coordinator Raul Navarro slaps RFID tags onto boxes containing stents and balloons for use in the department's procedure rooms ... The UMass Memorial catheterization lab, where doctors perform 7,000 procedures every year, has shelves with built-in RFID readers ... In July, WaveMark is also bringing a real-time recall alert system to UMass Memorial that will reach every PC in the catheterization storage room, and... (Boston Globe)
Older Diabetics' Risk of Cardiac Ischemia Lower Than Thought Jun 9, 2008
"Over the course of the study, all participants continued to be seen by their own physicians, and the physicians of 30 percent of the unscreened control group independently found reason to recommend various diagnostic and treatment procedures, such as stress testing, cardiac catheterization, angioplasty, and bypass surgery, to their patients," Wackers said. "Since these control patients likely had an equal prevalence of ischemia to those who were screened, standard clinical care and attentive... (Health-Finder)
Walking a familiar beat Jun 9, 2008
They took her off to the (catheterization) lab right away, Jim Goff recalled. It scared the hell out of us. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Nurse retires after 45 years in cardiac care Jun 2, 2008
One of the appeals of joining the new center -- which later in 1977 became Sioux City's first cardiac catheterization laboratory -- was to be on the "cutting edge" of cardiac care, Speck said, smiling at the pun ... "We went from having patients lying in bed and feeding them for days to doing cardiac catheterizations, balloon angioplasties and stents," she said. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Business Briefs Jun 1, 2008
She previously was supervisor for Radiology-Special Procedures at Luther Midelfort including the Cardiac Catheterization Lab. Before joining Luther Midelfort, Degen was a nurse at North Memorial Medical Center in Robbinsdale, Minn. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
Pharmacy office now offering medication therapy Jun 1, 2008
- Permits have been issued for the third catheterization lab at the Yuma Regional Medical Center Heart Center of Yuma. . (Yuma Daily Sun, AZ)
Tampa Hospital Starts Surgery on Wrong Patient May 30, 2008
Tampa General Hospital officials say staff mistakenly started performing a cardiac catheterization on the wrong patient. The man was not harmed. (Fox News)
Cardiac surgeries remain on hold May 29, 2008
He said other parts of the cardiac unit are open for business, including the cardiac catheterization lab. The hospital canceled one cardiac surgery Tuesday and another Wednesday, Abraham said. (Fresno Bee)
Click here to read more. May 29, 2008
Those who wear hospital-laundered scrubs, such as those in the operating room or the cardiac catheterization lab, are not affected by the policy. The new policy applies to workers at the Cancer Center of Virginia and at the new Stafford Hospital Center, when it opens. (Fredericksburg.com, VA)
Portsmouth Regional Hospital's $63M face-lift moves ahead May 29, 2008
Relocation and expansion of the hospital's nationally acclaimed Heart-Lung Center to create a cardiac hospital within a hospital, with 40 monitored medical-surgical beds on a new third floor of the Shoals Building and greater access to cardiac catheterization and other interventional services and beds ... Cardiovascular services will be expanded on the existing second floor to increase accessibility to the cardiac catheterization labs and other beds that are involved in other types of... (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Dialysis Catheter Placement Makes Little Difference in Infection Risk May 29, 2008
The study authors said the findings are "inconsistent with the widely accepted convention to avoid femoral catheterization to prevent the risk of catheter-related infection." ... "In conclusion, the decision for the best site of insertion to prevent complications might be more complex than previously suggested. Our results support the current guideline for preventing catheter complications regarding the optimal site for catheter insertion in the ICU. If a subclavian approach is not available,... (MEDLINEplus)
The Informers by Juan Gabriel Vasquez May 24, 2008
He was very sorry, he said, but he hadn't liked what he'd seen in the initial results: they were going to have to do a cardiac catheterization immediately, to confirm the risks. And they did, of course, and the risks (of course) were confirmed: there was an obstructed artery. (Guardian Unlimited -- Books)
Cancer Drug May Help Patients With Heart-lung Disease May 22, 2008
Four patients had significant improvements in the ability of the heart to pump blood to the lungs, as measured by cardiac catheterization. For Martha Wheeler, 50, of Indianapolis, Indiana, the change in her lifestyle meant more than the study's quantifiable endpoints. (Science Daily)
Erectile Dysfunction a Strong Harbinger of Heart Trouble May 21, 2008
There's a physical connection between male sexual failure and heart disease, involving the effect of diabetes on the nervous system and the blood vessels, said Dr. E. Scott Monrad, director of the Cardiac Catheterization Lab at Montefiore Medical Center in New York City. "Neuropathy would interfere with the neurogenic responses feeding into proper erection," Monrad said. (MEDLINEplus)
Caritas expanding heart care to suburbs May 20, 2008
As part of what is being called the Caritas Cardiovascular Network, several of the chain's community hospitals will offer onsite cardiac catheterization services, which can aid victims of severe heart attacks. "Much cardiovascular care can be delivered in the community by highly qualified physicians in specialized centers," said Dr. Jeffrey J. Popma, vice president of the network and director of the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory at Caritas St. Elizabeth's Medical Center in Brighton. (Boston Globe)
Refinancing at the hospital$12M of project money is needed for operating costs May 20, 2008
They are "delaying" a conversion to entirely private patient rooms and construction of a cardiac catheterization lab. The new emergency room is not being delayed - running ahead of schedule, according to officials - and is expected to increase revenue as much as 10 percent when it is completed. (Hoboken Reporter, NJ)
Loving hearts needed May 20, 2008
Timmy had his first heart catheterization at 8 weeks old. At 9 weeks old he had a feeding tube placed in his stomach. (Lenoir News Topic, NC)
Abbott Launches Next-Generation StarClose(R) SE Vascular Closure System May 16, 2008
New Device Designed to Provide Fast, Safe and Secure Vessel Closure Following Catheterization Procedures ABBOTT PARK, Ill. May 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Abbott today announced the launch of the StarClose(R) SE Vascular Closure System, a next-generation vessel closure device engineered to enable fast, safe and secure closure of the femoral artery access site following a catheterization procedure ... StarClose SE advancements include: -- Improved ease of use, with an intuitive, numbered system,... (PR Newswire)
Covidien to acquire Pinyons Medical Technology assets May 15, 2008
The devices, which have received clearance from the , facilitate manual x-ray contrast media injections during angiography procedures performed in the cardiac catheterization laboratory and interventional radiology suite. Park City, Utah-based Pinyons Medical Technology Inc. designs, develops, and manufactures medical devices. (St. Louis Business Journal, MO)
Mitral Valve Leak Repaired Through Tiny Puncture Hole Using Live 3D Images May 13, 2008
The minimally invasive technique is called a percutaneous paravalvular leak repair, and it is performed in a catheterization lab rather than in an operating room. The duct occluder is made of a metal mesh that holds its place once deployed in the leak. (Science Daily)
Name change will reflect broader scope of hospital May 13, 2008
It's amazing how the practice of medicine has evolved in the last five to 10 years, allowing us to provide treatments which once required a trip out of town like cardiac catheterization right here in Watertown. We are proud to make these enhancements to better serve the community, Kosanovich said. (Watertown Daily Times, WI)
Carotid stents help Hobart woman evade stroke May 8, 2008
Cardiologist Dr. Arvind Gandhi, chairman of cardiovascular disease and the cardiac catheterization lab at Community Hospital in Munster, says doing another carotid endarterectomy, considered the gold standard treatment for carotid artery disease, would be too risky for Heresz given her history and other diagnoses ... Physician: Cardiologist Dr. Arvind Gandhi, chairman of cardiovascular disease and the cardiac catheterization lab at Community Hospital in Munster. (Munster Times, IN)
Albany man finds cardiac rehab key to active life May 8, 2008
Odegard underwent a cardiac catheterization, a diagnostic test that involves a long, thin tube being placed in a patient s artery and guided toward the heart. The procedure revealed he had one artery completely blocked and three others badly clogged. (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
State denies hospital plans May 8, 2008
Two smaller projects involving new radiation treatment equipment at Rex and an additional cardiac catheterization unit at WakeMed were approved. Rex, which is owned by UNC Healthcare, plans to appeal the state's denials. (News & Observer)
MedCath Corporation Reports Second Quarter Earnings May 7, 2008
" MedCath Corporation, headquartered in Charlotte, N.C., is a healthcare provider focused on high acuity services with the diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular disease being a primary service offering. Following completion of the divestiture of Dayton Heart Hospital, MedCath will own an interest in and operate nine hospitals with a total of 616 licensed beds, located in Arizona, Arkansas, California, Louisiana, New Mexico, South Dakota, and Texas. MedCath is in the process of developing its... (PR Newswire)
Abbas heart procedure raises successor questions May 2, 2008
"In order to make sure that everything is normal, we did a catheterization and not ballooning," he said. He said Abbas left the hospital and would return to the West Bank today. (Boston Globe)
Israeli Missile Attack Slams Hamas May 2, 2008
Aides to Abbas, 73, said he was doing well after a catheterization procedure they described as successful, and that he was expected to leave Jordan Hospital later in the day ... In Amman, Abbas spokesman Nabil Abu Rdeneh said a doctor recommended the catheterization procedure during a routine medical examination Thursday ... But later, they said the procedure was only a catheterization to check for blockage. (CBS News -- World)
Sleep-working Apr 20, 2008
Becky Surles, 34, who leads a team of cardiovascular specialists in the 24-hour catheterization lab at WakeMed's Raleigh hospital, builds napping and good sleep into her schedule. Surles works from 6:30 p.m. to 7 a.m. Fridays and Saturdays, so she tries to go to bed early Thursday night. (News & Observer)
Central Venous Catheterization — Subclavian Vein Apr 17, 2008
NEJM -- Central Venous Catheterization -- Subclavian Vein ... Central Venous Catheterization Subclavian Vein. (New England Journal of Medicine)
Covenant upgrades cath lab Apr 16, 2008
5 million upgrade to Covenant Medical Center's catheterization lab ... Allen Hospital upgraded its two catheterization labs in 2006 with the same technology. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
Lawmakers recount session Apr 16, 2008
Bulloch described it as lifting the CON requirement for ambulatory surgery centers, cardiac catheterization services and obstetrics, and Maddox said the bill relaxed outdated restrictions. Also passed in both houses, Bulloch said, is House Bill 130, called the credit freeze bill, which allows consumers to bar access to their credit files with the three major credit reporting agencies, stopping identity thieves from opening fraudulent new accounts or lines of credit in a victim's name. (Bainbridge Post Searchlight, GA)
Saving a Life in 14 Minutes Apr 13, 2008
Some 30 percent of US victims never receive either treatment, according to American Heart Association data, and of those who receive the catheterization, only 40 percent get it within 90 minutes of arriving at the hospital ... Recognizing that Rosen's heart attack probably warrants immediate catheterization, the paramedics choose Brigham and Women's, because it is among the closest hospitals equipped with cath labs ... Every ER patient with symptoms "between the bellybutton and chin" now gets an... (Boston Globe)
MDCT accurate in detecting stenosis in calcified coronary artery plaque Apr 12, 2008
The study evaluated 31 patients who had one or more calcified CAP, comparing the results from CCTA to cardiac catheterization ... However, in this study CCTA and cardiac catheterization were concordant in 58 of 61 small calcified CAPs (95%), 20 of 22 moderate-sized (91%) and 29 of 43 large calcified CAPs (67%). (EurekAlert!)
Report names LIJ tops in state for angioplasty Apr 11, 2008
Dr. Barry Kaplan, a cardiologist and the director of cardiac catheterization at LIJ, said a variety of factors contributed to the distinction. He said LIJ uses a technique employed in few hospitals called cardiac catheterization, where a stent is injected through the wrists ... Cardiac catheterization prevents complications from heavy bleeding, Kaplan said. (Bayside Times, NY)
New equipment approved for heart attack victims Apr 11, 2008
The comprehensive cardiac care system would designate the hospitals as ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction, or STEMI, receiving centers capable of performing an emergency cardiac catheterization method known as percutaneous coronary intervention, a procedure used to reopen clogged arteries ... STEMI receiving centers would be required to hold the capability of performing cardiac catheterization on heart attack patients, as well as meet a number of other criteria. (Palo Alto Online, CA)
St. Jude Medical to buy EP MedSystems Apr 10, 2008
said the purchase will add two "growth drivers" to its line of products used in atrialfibrillation and other electrophysiology catheterization procedures. The acquisition will also expedite St. Jude's entry into the high-growth intracardiac ultrasound echocardiography market. (Philadelphia Business Journal, PA)
Videos in Clinical Medicine: Female Urethral Catheterization Apr 10, 2008
NEJM -- Female Urethral Catheterization ... Female Urethral Catheterization ... Female urethral catheterization, the insertion of a catheter through the urethra into the urinary bladder to permit drainage of urine, is a fundamental skill for the practicing health care professional. (New England Journal of Medicine)
Band director marches on after heart surgery Apr 9, 2008
But there was no stopping Loganville Middle School band director Conrad Cheney, who commanded a band of 126 students past Cinderella's Castle on March 30 just four days after a heart catheterization at Gwinnett Medical Center to repair three partially-blocked arteries. Walt Disney World. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
