Q: My cardiovascular surgeon tells me medicine has mostly abandoned shunt and stent placements as a solution to carotid artery plaques. Instead, doctors are returning to the older “Roto-Rooter” ...

An arterial line is a small catheter that is directly inserted into an artery. The procedure is associated with risks, so it is important that appropriate care is taken during and after insertion.

Among patients who underwent cardiac MRI while in sinus rhythm before catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation, intra-arterial dyssynchrony predicted recurrence of AF after the procedure, researchers ...

Even at rest they hurt. They were also often cold and numb, sometimes tingled and were unnaturally shiny. Doctors had a difficult time detecting pulses in the diabetic’s feet. The 69-year-old retired ...

November 23, 2010 (New York, New York) — A new robotically steered endovascular catheter was unveiled here at the 37th Annual VEITH Symposium. Called "revolutionary" by attendees, it is able to guide ...

It's important to catch peripheral artery disease early so you can treat it properly. Here's what you need to know.

A mesenteric artery bypass is a procedure used to treat a blockage in your superior mesenteric artery. It involves using a graft sourced from another blood vessel or a synthetic material to create a ...

Routine use of the Fogarty embolectomy catheter after cardiac catheterization through a brachial arteriotomy in 25 patients was associated with a decline in major and minor complications from 28 to 4 ...

Ex vivo renal artery reconstruction is an extensive procedure used to treat complex aneurysms of the artery that supplies your kidney. It involves removing your kidney, repairing the artery, and ...