UCSF, Osiris start cardiac stem cell study Oct 2, 2009
Many of us have been working for a long time to have a therapy for patients that could improve organ damage at the basic level, Dr. Yerem Yeghiazarians, codirector of the Adult Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory and director of the UCSF Translational Cardiac Stem Cell Program said in a press release. Yeghiazarians is the lead investigator of the study. (San Francisco Business Times, CA)
Calcium Scans May Be Effective Screening Tool For Heart Disease Oct 2, 2009
Currently, these scans are not covered by private insurance carriers, in part because of concerns that detection of low levels of cardiovascular disease will result in unnecessary and expensive further testing, including exercise imaging and invasive cardiac catheterization procedures. "Over half of patients who suffer heart attacks have no warning that they have heart disease until the heart attack occurs. If we knew the patients were at risk, current treatments could prevent the majority of... (Science Daily)
Therapies for Type 2 Diabetes and Coronary Artery Disease Oct 1, 2009
When evaluating a patient with chronic coronary artery disease, doctors must choose their strategy before catheterization. They may choose immediate catheterization with revascularization, if feasible (revascularization may not be suitable because of disease that is too diffuse or without relevant obstructions, as in the Trial of Invasive. (New England Journal of Medicine)
Should Americans Shop for Health Care the Way They Shop for Shoes? Sep 30, 2009
He had a cardiac catheterization at a hospital with a referral relationship with Columbia-Presbyterian and thus was at the mercy of the system. And that's how health care works today: Patients are willing supplicants to a vast, complex machinery of health care that works in mysterious and hidden ways. (Slate)
Allen Stanford Gets Medical Treatment After Texas Jail Fight, Marshal Says Sep 26, 2009
Stanford remained in the hospital for five days of observation and testing, which included a heart catheterization to check for cardiac problems. The testing discovered a leg aneurism, which wasnt life threatening, and it was surgically repaired on Aug. 31 before he was returned to jail. (Bloomberg -- US)
Forsyth Tech opening new health facilities Sep 24, 2009
The addition to Bob Greene Hall includes a computer lab, larger classrooms and office space, plus a catheterization lab for the state's only associate's degree program in interventional cardiovascular technology. The extra space is allowing the school to add new programs and increase enrollment in the state's largest community college health technology program. (Business Journal of the Greater Triad Area)
Immune Response To Spinal Cord Injury May Worsen Damage Sep 23, 2009
These are usually attributed to chronic catheterization and loss of bladder control, he says. "But that doesn't explain changes that also occur in the kidneys. It may be that antibodies are targeting antigens within the kidney and causing kidney damage.". (Science Daily)
County approves health contracts Sep 20, 2009
Presbyterian also will offer intensive care, operating rooms and a catheterization lab. The Sandoval County Regional Medical Center is a joint hospital project of Legacy Hospital Partners Inc., of Plano, Texas, and the University of New Mexico Medical Group. (Rio Rancho Observer, NM)
Mount Sinai first in nation to ablate atrial fibrillation using new visually-guided balloon catheter Sep 19, 2009
The procedure was performed in a cardiac catheterization laboratory and did not require surgery or cardiopulmonary bypass. . (EurekAlert!)
Health Central Foundation names new director Sep 17, 2009
Charged with focusing on major and planned giving for the foundation, Proctor will manage the Cardiac Catheterization Lab s 2 million capital campaign and expand annual giving for a variety of other healthcare programs at Health Central. Proctor, who has held previous fund-raising positions in the human service and healthcare sectors, resides in Orlando. (Winter Garden West Orange Times, FL)
Ventricular support device helps heart patient Sep 17, 2009
"Getting off the list because they get better is pretty rare,'' said Dr. Cedric Sheffield, director of the Heart Lung Transplant program at Tampa General Hospital. In the past seven years, 179 patients were put on a ventricular support device like the one that saved Hathcock.Only three came off the device and recovered without getting a donor heart.It's a small number, but one that offers hope to the most critical patients, given the shortage of donor hearts, Sheffield said.Hathcock, who has... (Sioux City Journal, IO)
CMC inks deal with CardiacAssist Sep 16, 2009
The system can sustain a blood-flow rate of up to five liters per minute in a catheterization lab or up to eight liters per minute in an operating room. We pride ourselves in being a state-of-the-art cardiac-care facility, says Dr. Eric Skipper, surgical director of cardiac transplantation at the Sanger Heart & Vascular Institute at Carolinas Medical Center. (Charlotte Business Journal, NC)
Black patients experience worse cardiac care, lower survival rates Sep 16, 2009
Those differences may include less experienced staff in intensive care units or infrequent use of aggressive therapies like cardiac catheterization or hypothermia, Nallamothu explains. Authors say reducing the death rate among black cardiac patients may need a new focus. (EurekAlert!)
Comprehensive Cardiac CT Scan May Give Clearer Picture Of Significant Heart Disease Sep 16, 2009
More detailed angiographic images obtained via invasive cardiac catheterization give a better picture of how obstructive a plaque may be, and perfusion studies utilizing technologies such as MRI scans or the nuclear medicine technologies SPECT and PET reveal areas where limited blood flow has damaged the heart muscle, information that can determine whether a patient can be treated with drugs or requires surgical intervention ... The study enrolled 34 cardiac patients who recently had SPECT... (Science Daily)
Immediate Intervention For Patients With Acute Coronary Syndromes Not Always More Beneficial Sep 15, 2009
"Time from randomization to sheath insertion [beginning of the catheterization procedure] was 70 minutes with immediate intervention vs. 21 hours with delayed intervention," the authors report ... "This study demonstrates the feasibility of immediate catheterization and revascularization in patients who present with NTSE-ACS but does not show that this strategy is superior to catheterization scheduled on the next working day," the authors write ... "Thus, rapid or urgent catheterization appears... (Science Daily)
Mind your medical manners Sep 13, 2009
The grave, intelligent, speaking face says that he is Dr. So and So and will be taking care of you in the ICU. He starts to tell you what has occurred, what the catheterization showed, and how if you give a number to your pain when the nurses ask, it will guide your immediate treatment. He begins to elaborate on the plan. (Boston Globe)
St. Anns poised for $100M expansion Sep 11, 2009
Plans call for operating rooms, cardiac catheterization and electrophysiology labs, a larger observation unit for chest pain patients, parking garage and at least 30 new inpatient beds ... The hospital has two labs for cardiac catheterization, a diagnostic procedure in which a thin plastic tube is threaded from vessels in the leg up to the heart to test blood flow, pumping ability and other factors. (Columbus Business First, OH)
HCA working to block cancer center at MWH The region's two hospital companies are scuffling over a plan to build a new cancer center beside Mary Washington Hospital Sep 10, 2009
HCA also blocked, at least temporarily, MediCorp's application for a cardiac catheterization lab at Stafford Hospital Center. MediCorp's proposal was endorsed by local and regional advisory groups and by a Health Department analyst. (Fredericksburg.com, VA)
'24 hours in the ER' shows challenges of health system Sep 8, 2009
A 35-year-old man who arrived in the ER suffering a heart attack was taken within six minutes to the cardiac catheterization lab upstairs to have an artery opened and stent inserted his life saved and the damage to his heart minimized. Beyond that, though, the consensus frays. (USA Today -- News)
Amid noisy health care debate, free clinics struggle to keep up Sep 6, 2009
Her asthma has gotten worse, and Qadri thinks she needs a heart catheterization to test the pumping of the heart and the flow of oxygen ... "The catheterization is $5,000," Qadri said. (Anchorage Daily News)
Romeo-Bruce and Washington paramedics honored Sep 5, 2009
If the EKG is positive for ST elevation, a Code STEMI is initiated giving the hospital time to notify the catheterization team and prepare for the patient's arrival. The time it takes from the point the patient arrives at the ER to the point that circulation is restored to the heart muscle is measured. (Shelby Twp Advisor & Source, MI)
Forced Catheterization Used In DUI Case Sep 4, 2009
Current conditions for local cities. Forecasted Temperatures. (KIRO TV, WA)
Stanford Has Heart Test Sep 2, 2009
Criminal defense attorney Dick DeGuerin told the Houston Chronicle he did not know the results of the heart catheterization test that was done Monday. Judy Rodriguez is a health supervisor at Conroe Regional Medical Center and Tuesday she declined to release information on Stanford to The Associated Press. (Click2Houston, TX)
Fishing for some fun? Sep 2, 2009
The week of Sept. 21 through 25 will be devoted to the theme "Let's Save Hearts in Flagler County" with a fundraising effort for a new cardiac catheterization lab at Florida Hospital Flagler. From 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. all that week, residents eating lunch at the following restaurants will have a portion of their meal donated to the Saving Hearts in Flagler campaign: Atlantic Grille, Barbara Jeans, Dominics Deli, Friends Cafe, Golden Lion Cafe, Houligan's Ormond and Houligan's Palm Coast, JT's... (Daytona Beach News Journal -- Local)
Friday Night Lights Sep 1, 2009
Earlier this month, Hagan had a catheterization procedure performed that would allow him to continue his football career. He has been limited to non-contact drills in practice. (Bucknuts.com)
Stanford Receiver May Take Entire Estate for Fees, Investors' Lawyer Says Aug 30, 2009
Heart Catheterization. Stanford, who was rushed to a medical center with an elevated pulse shortly before he was to appear in court on Aug. 27, will undergo heart catheterization today, said his lawyer, , in an e-mail. (Bloomberg -- US)
Cardiologists Crying Foul Over Medicare Cuts Undermine Obama Health Revamp Aug 28, 2009
The rate for a cardiac catheterization, another test, would drop by a third to $249. Those reductions include an additional across-the-board cut of 22 percent for all physicians mandated by federal budget rules. (Bloomberg -- US)
Health Central keeps hearts healthy with new technology Aug 27, 2009
A landmark milestone was achieved at Health Central medical center in Ocoee with the opening of a second catheterization suite offering minimally invasive vascular and cardiac procedures with even more cutting-edge technology ... Permission obtained from the Agency for Health Care Administration allowed Health Central s physicians to perform the first invasive catheterization on a patient who had 99 percent artery blockage in the heart. (Winter Garden West Orange Times, FL)
New, simple cure can save lives of heart patients Aug 27, 2009
I just fell and I couldn't, but I got right up and I didn't know what had happen," said Reeves. One of the valves in her heart had become hardened with calcium deposits and would no longer open and close properly with each beat. She said she couldn t catch her breath, and that it was very scary. "The valve doesn't open enough for enough blood to get through to get to the brain and when you're upright the brain is the most susceptible part because it's up higher," said Interventional Cardiologist... (WWLTV.com, LA)
Risk Of Death Following Acute Coronary Syndromes Different For Men, Women Aug 27, 2009
The researchers also found that overall, women who underwent catheterization were more likely to have nonobstructive coronary artery disease and less likely to have multivessel disease compared with men ... (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)
Harris: Why primary care doctors are fed up Aug 26, 2009
How many dozens of chest pain patients have I seen in the last month for whom I didn't order an EKG, get a consult, set up nuclear imaging or send for a catheterization. Only I have the advantage of knowing how anxious some are and that they have had similar symptoms over the last 20 years. (CNN -- US)
Sherman Oaks Hospital Opens New Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory and Reopens Behavioral Health Facility for Seniors Aug 26, 2009
Aug. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Sherman Oaks Hospital, a 153-bed acute care facility, a subsidiary of Prime Healthcare Services, Inc. (PHS), today is opening its brand new state-of-the-art Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory. The new Cardiac Cath. (PR Newswire)
Study finds women slightly more likely to die than men in the 30 days following a heart attack Aug 26, 2009
Women who underwent catheterization were more likely to have non-obstructive disease and less multi-vessel disease than men. This difference was most pronounced in NSTEMI or unstable angina, where women had a 2 -fold higher prevalence of non-obstructive disease. (EurekAlert!)
Takotsubo study published Aug 25, 2009
For the study, 34 patients were identified retrospectively with the syndrome from more than 9,000 patients who had had left heart catheterization at the medical center between May 2002 and November 2007. All patients had presented through the emergency department and were suspected of having a heart attack initially, but they had no obstructive coronary artery disease. (Burlington Union, MA)
Mount Sinai first with new technique to prevent a major cause for heart-related stroke Aug 22, 2009
In addition to open-heart surgery, which is rarely performed as a stand-alone surgical procedure because of the associated morbidity, non-pharmaceutical treatment options involve occlusion of the LAA via an implant, a technique that is not yet approved by the U.S. Food Administration (FDA), commented Samin K. Sharma, MD, Director of Mount Sinai's Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory ... The procedureaided by the LARIAT Suture Delivery Device, which was developed by SentreHEART, Inc., and approved... (EurekAlert!)
'Phoenix Business Journal names 2009 Health Care Heroes Aug 21, 2009
Following in her mother s footsteps as a nurse, Fishel has overseen the opening of two cardiac catheterization labs and an open-heart surgery program at Arrowhead within the past four years. Dr. Ken Snyder, director of the dental clinic at St. Vincent de Paul, was selected in the Dental category. (Phoenix Business Journal, AZ)
How To Fix Racial Disparities in Medical Care Aug 18, 2009
The exists with cardiac catheterizations ... Even weirder: The catheterization study found that death rates were actually lower among blacks, leading to (subscription required) over whether blacks are genetically superior to whites (since they live longer despite worse care) or whether whites' medical care hurts more than it helps. (Slate)
Extractinga killer Aug 17, 2009
In the catheterization, Turetsky was able to use a cork-screw shaped instrument, called the Merci Retrieval System, to grab the clotted blood cells and pull them out. The young man recovered completely, Turetsky said. (Daytona Beach News Journal)
Urinary Tract Infection (UTI)- a Si... Aug 16, 2009
Injury may be identified as any intra abdominal surgery or hysterectomy or prostatectomy or catheterization. Constipation too can be a cause. (Suite101.com)
Medical isotope shortage threatens treatments Aug 15, 2009
Norenberg said the only alternatives to some heart function tests are invasive procedures, such as cardiac catheterization, that increase a patient's risk. Bone scans checking for the spread of cancer account for the next-highest use of the isotope. (USA Today -- News)
EVEREST Data Demonstrates Acute Reduction of Mitral Regurgitation Without Procedural Mortality in Patients Treated With the MitraClip(R) Therapy Aug 13, 2009
"We have seen procedural success in the majority of patients treated with the MitraClip(R) system," said Ted Feldman, M.D., director of the cardiac catheterization lab at Evanston North Shore Hospital, co-principal investigator of the EVEREST trial and lead author of the JACC manuscript ... Mitral repair with Evalve's MitraClip(R) device is performed by physicians in the catheterization laboratory. (PR Newswire)
A Man with Coma after Cardiac Arrest Aug 13, 2009
Although no structural abnormalities were identified on echocardiography or cardiac catheterization, primary ventricular fibrillation has many causes that are not readily diagnosed,2 and when idiopathic it has a high rate of recurrence. 3 Therefore, the suitability of the donor's heart for transplantation needs to be determined by means of a thorough anatomical and electrophysiological assessment, which may be difficult to perform under. (New England Journal of Medicine)
Above and beyond Aug 11, 2009
As is protocol for patients at Auburn Memorial with heart attacks, Brundage and the ER team prepared Richard Currier to be transported to the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory at University Hospital in Syracuse. But during the ambulance transport, while the vehicle with Anne in the front was at the corner of Standart and Fulton streets in Auburn, his heart stopped. (Auburn Citizen, NY)
Arrowhead opens new upgraded cardiac cath lab Aug 7, 2009
If you have an acute heart attack, staff at the newly expanded state-of-the-art Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory (Cath Lab) Suite at Arrowhead Hospital are standing by 24-7 to handle your emergency. We have upgraded and renovated the entire room with 1. (Glendale Star, AZ)
Less Aggressive Care for More Severe Heart Disease Aug 7, 2009
"We knew that patients with prior disease have worse outcomes, higher mortality and stay in the hospital longer. But we would expect these patients to be getting better therapy," said Dr. Emmanouil S. Brilakis, director of cardiac catheterization laboratories at Veterans Administration North Texas Healthcare System and lead author of a report released in the Aug. 4 issue of Circulation ... D, director, cardiac catheterization laboratories, Veterans Administration North Texas Healthcare System,... (MEDLINEplus)
MedCath Corporation Reports Third Quarter Earnings Aug 6, 2009
5% Inpatient catheterization procedures ( k ) 3,071 3,961 (22 ... 6% Inpatient catheterization procedures ( k ) 3,786 4,814 (21 ... ( k ) Inpatients with a catheterization procedure represent the number of inpatients with a procedure performed in one of the hospitals' catheterization labs during the period. (PR Newswire)
Heart Disease Patients With Previous Blockages More Likely To Die Aug 6, 2009
D., lead author of the study and director of cardiac catheterization laboratories at Veterans Administration North Texas Healthcare System. Patients with prior atherosclerosis have a higher risk for complications compared to those without prior atherosclerosis. (Science Daily)
Presbyterian back on track Aug 2, 2009
Presbyterian also will offer intensive care, operating rooms and a catheterization lab. Sandoval County Commission Chairman Donnie Leonard (D-Corrales) is excited that the project is back on track. (Rio Rancho Observer, NM)
St. Mary's to boost cardiac care services Jul 31, 2009
com St. Mary's Hospital plans to establish a therapeutic cardiac catheterization program and start offering angioplasty and other interventional cardiology services this fall, the hospital announced Thursday ... St. Mary's Hospital plans to establish a therapeutic cardiac catheterization program and start offering angioplasty and other interventional cardiology services this fall, the hospital announced Thursday ... St. Mary's has offered diagnostic cardiac catheterizations since 1996 and has... (Athens Banner-Herald)
Medcenter has new scanner Jul 31, 2009
It adds another tool, along with stress tests and catheterization, to detect heart problems. It also can be used to show other organs, joints and blood vessels in the body. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Surviving heart problems - as a teen Jul 30, 2009
Gearing went in for a heart catheterization on June 22. It was an extremely painful and frightening procedure because the drugs they used to knock me out did not work. (Port Lavaca Wave, TX)
Tech researcher Roy Martin was dedicated, curious Jul 28, 2009
He was part of a Georgia Tech-Emory team that developed one of the earliest cardiac catheterization devices. In retirement, he conducted electrical fire investigations across the country and was sought after for his knowledge of national electric safety codes and power line standards. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
HOSPITALS: Tri-City hit with $130K in late-reporting fines Jul 27, 2009
In the fourth instance, the hospital failed to report that a patient died in the Intensive Care Unit after undergoing an elective cardiac catheterization procedure that unintentionally caused an abdominal hemorrhage. Other North County hospitals fined over reporting delays over the same period were. (North County Times)
Financial impact of reducing door-to-balloon time in ST-elevation myocardial infarction: a single hospital experience Jul 27, 2009
We prospectively determined the impact on hospital finances of (1) emergency department physician activation of the catheterization lab and (2) immediate transfer of the patient to an immediately available catheterization lab by an in-house transfer team consisting of an emergency department nurse, a critical care unit nurse, and a chest pain unit nurse. We collected financial data for 52 consecutive ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) patients undergoing emergency percutaneous... (BioMed Central)
Dr. House And Mr. Obama Jul 26, 2009
It is called cardiac catheterization ... But my wife and I had a nagging question: Would that heart catheterization test have been a smart thing to have ... I heard testimony from people who had gone through what I had experienced, with all tests coming back fine, only to do the heart catheterization and find a serious arterial blockage requiring emergency surgery. (Townhall.com)
Doctor named head of cardiovascular group Jul 25, 2009
Invasive and interventional cardiologists perform a range of heart procedures, including the placement of coronary artery stents, cardiac catheterization and diagnostic angiography. Bailey teaches students, residents and fellows and conducts research on a number of topics, including the development of next-generation stents. (San Antonio Business Journal, TX)
Cardiac stem cell patient introduced Jul 25, 2009
Michael Jones, 66, had his own cardiac stem cells injected directly into heart scar tissue, using a cardiac catheterization procedure, according to a news release. Dr. Mark Slaughter, chief of the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery at the University of Louisville and director of the Heart Transplant and Mechanical Assist Device Program at Jewish Hospital, performed coronary artery bypass surgery on Jones on March 23, according to the release. (Louisville Business First, KY)
Atrial Septal Defects Jul 23, 2009
For many of these symptomatic defects, a cardiac catheterization procedure (where a very thin, lighted tube is snaked up from a blood vessel in the groin all the way to the heart) can be used to deliver small devices such as specialized meshes that can allow the hole to be closed. In very serious septal defects, open heart surgery might be required. (Suite101.com)
Hospital expands treatments with investments in technology Jul 22, 2009
Director of the Cardiac Catheterization Lab at the hospital, he is anxiously awaiting completion of a second facility. The $3. (Daytona Beach News Journal -- Local)
Fast Heart Attack Care at ER Chest ... Jul 19, 2009
Emergency balloon angioplasty (or cardiac catheterization) is a best-odds intervention because it ... The American College of Cardiology has set a goal of getting 75 percent of major heart attack victims to catheterization within 90 minutes of hospital arrival. (Suite101.com)
Paragould Personalities: Dr. Allen J. Duplantis Jul 12, 2009
He remained there until 1991 before moving to Paris, Texas, where he performed the first cardiac catheterization and balloon angioplasty in that area. From there, Duplantis opened a series of private practices in Texas, Oklahoma, Mississippi and Missouri, performing cardiac catheterizations, balloon angioplasties and other minimally invasive cardiovascular procedures known as interventional cardiology, a specialty Duplantis refers to as his passion. (Paragould Daily Press, AR)
Doc gets creative in bid to end mens pain Jul 6, 2009
Pain from a failed urinary catheterization attempt is enough to make a grown man cry and a compassionate doctor do something about it ... The device, which is in the final leg of its attempt to gain federal approval, is designed to reduce pain and injury from what Singh calls blind urinary catheterizations, done by feel. (Columbus Business First, OH)
Revamped El Camino Hospital Los Gatos set to reopen Jul 6, 2009
Material upgrades include new blood-testing equipment for the clinical laboratory, a new ultrasound system for the radiology department and a new cardiac catheterization lab, which Pifer said was not offered previously. El Camino also redesigned the facility s main lobby, repainted and spruced up the existing gardens. (San Jose Business Journal, CA)
Jacksons hospital known for raising the dead Jul 2, 2009
Doctors put him on a heart-lung machine, whisked him to the catheterization lab to see if he had artery blockages, then did bypass surgery to detour around them. "The guy went home and was neurologically perfect" at least two years later, the doctor said. (MSNBC -- Health)
Novant completes merger with Prince William Health System Jul 2, 2009
Novant s plans include building a 60-bed community hospital, developing a cardiac catheterization lab and expanding Prince William s medical staff by more than 50 physicians. Reader Comments. (Charlotte Business Journal, NC)
