Manesh Patel, MD, an interventional cardiologist at Duke University began by presenting a talk entitled, Appropriate Use Criteria: The Reasons, Methods, Intended, and Unintended Consequences. He first ...
The American College of Cardiology has recognized Medical Center Hospital for its demonstrated expertise and commitment in treating patients who come to a cardiac cath lab for care, including ...
A surprising number of patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery will require postprocedure coronary angiography and emergent percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) before ...
As the demand for cardiac care in the US continues to rise, and as more patients are screened and treated for cardiovascular disease, cardiac catheterization and percutaneous coronary intervention ...
NEW HYDE PARK, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Three Northwell Health facilities – Lenox Health Greenwich Village, Mather Hospital in Port Jefferson and Plainview Hospital – have received approval this month ...
In this issue of the , Rihal et al 3 report on a physician-led, multidisciplinary continuous quality improvement (CQI) effort and demonstrate that such efforts were successful at significantly ...
As more is learned about the COVID-19 pandemic, cardiology societies have issued advisories with steps to take in the cardiac catheterization laboratory to ensure optimal safety of patients and ...
Cardiac surgery does not appear to have adverse cognitive effects in comparison with cardiac catheterization, according to new research results. In a study of more than 3000 adults aged 65 years and ...