Experiences with 450 transseptal left heart catheterizations are reviewed. There were no mortalities in this series, and the only significant complication was accidental puncture of the aorta in three ...

The ancient Greek philosopher and polymath Aristotle once concluded that the human heart is tri-chambered and that it was the ...

The technic employed in catheterization of the left heart in man is described. A catheter is introduced into the left ulnar artery and passed through the brachial, axillary and subclavian arteries ...

Barb Neuwerth loves to walk with her friends. When she felt pressure on her chest, the healthy 71-year-old took action that ...

The ancient Greek philosopher and polymath Aristotle once concluded that the human heart is tri-chambered and that it was the ...

METHODS Transcatheter intracardiac echocardiography with a 9 MHz rotating transducer was performed to guide transseptal puncture in 12 patients (mean age 43.1 years, range 31–68) who underwent ...

THE EKG THAT THEY DID SHOWS THAT YOU’RE HAVING A HEART ATTACK THIS MORNING AT THIS AGE. YES, IT CAN HAPPEN AT ANY AGE. SO THE GREAT THING IS THAT YOU GOT HELP RIGHT AWAY AND YOU GOT HERE RIGHT AWAY.

Ribbon Cutting (12:30pm) for the new Cardiac Catheterization Lab Guided tours of the New Cath Lab Refreshments will be served.

Left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) are increasingly common across the heart failure population ... Figure 4. Risk factors for right ventricular failure after LVAD implantation obtained using ...

Atrial septal defect (ASD) is an abnormal connection between the left and right atrium. ASD can lead to mixing of oxygenated and deoxygenated blood. Depending on its size, it can lead to heart failure ...

Every year, more than 5 million people in the U.S. are diagnosed with heart valve disease, but this condition has no ...

"I went in for the stress test and failed miserably," Patterson said. "The doctor got me right in to do a heart cath. and they found that I had three major arteries blocked, over 90%. One of them ...