George M. Pedersen of Southboro is an active, 73-year-old semi-retired manufacturer's representative who enjoys snorkeling and traveling. He was somewhat surprised two years ago when his cardiologist ...

Cardiac catheterization, a procedure used to diagnose heart conditions, is typically performed through the femoral artery of the groin. But, increasingly, cardiologists are instead using the radial ...

Diagnosing coronary heart disease has been accomplished since the 1960s by coronary angiography. During the process, involving guiding a catheter tube through the body to the heart, contrast dye is ...

Pseudoaneurysm that develops during femoral artery catheterization can be safely and effectively treated using an algorithm emphasizing the use of ultrasound-guided thrombin injection over manual ...

CAMDEN — Interventional cardiologists at Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center are evolving their standard treatment method for patients with arterial disease with a new approach to traditional ...

More than a million times a year, an interventional cardiologist snakes a narrow tube inside a patient's heart to examine its chambers and blood vessels. The minimally invasive procedure, used to ...