Coronary Angiography (arteriogram): Coronary angiography is an X-ray examination of the blood vessels of the heart. A very small tube (catheter) is inserted into a blood vessel in your groin or arm.

Electrophysiology (EP) procedures are crucial in diagnosing and treating various heart rhythm disorders. They involve a doctor placing thin catheters into the heart to assess its electrical activity.

Doctors perform a number of different outpatient heart procedures, including angioplasty, stenting, pacemaker implantation, and others. If you have a heart condition, your doctor might recommend an ...

Many minimally invasive procedures are available to treat problems with your heart. These procedures can fix issues like malfunctioning valves and blockages in your heart’s arteries. Traditional heart ...

According to Merrill H. Stewart, MD, Ochsner Health, the test can more accurately identify high-risk patients while helping others avoid unnecessary invasive procedures. Cardiac positron emission ...

Physicians and leaders at Health First’s Viera Hospital opened the new Igo Family Cardiac Catheterization and Electrophysiology Lab.

A new study showed that a non-invasive imaging test can help identify patients with coronary artery blockage or narrowing who need a revascularization procedure. The findings were published as a ...

An aging population, rising rates of diabetes and obesity -- along with limited access to care for some -- continue to fuel the incidence of heart disease. However, the way medicine prevents and ...

A patient receives an MRI scan at Buda Health Centre in Budapest, Hungary, June 27, 2019. Picture taken June 27, 2019. REUTERS/Tamas Kaszas (This is an excerpt of the Health Rounds newsletter, where ...

Learn about surgical options for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), including septal myectomy, septal ablation, and heart ...

Imagine a future where a simple saliva test at home warns you about a failing heart-long before hospital visits or invasive procedures. That future may be closer than we think. Cutting-edge research ...