Nine leading medical societies are calling for updated safety standards in fluoroscopy laboratories, often called "cath labs, ...

The Cath Lab equipment, which remained unused for almost one and a half years, has now been put into use at Lumbini Provincial Hospital in Butwal. The Medical Superintendent of the Hospital, Dr.

PANAMA CITY— A local hospital’s doctors and staff showed off an updated cardiac catheterization lab Tuesday, freshly outfitted with new technology that will reduce radiation exposure for patients ...

WASHINGTON—A survey conducted by the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI) highlights ongoing radiation and orthopedic hazards faced by interventional cardiologists and ...

A newly published consensus statement outlines how cardiac catheterization laboratories can best operate to ensure quality patient care and safety. The document, written by an expert committee of the ...

The Health Department has replaced the faulty equipment at the cardiac catheterisation lab (cath lab) at Salem Government Mohan Kumaramangalam Medical College Hospital and it will be put to use soon.

Catheterization involves threading a tube through a major artery or a person's bladder. It exposes the patient to radiation and contrast dye that can be hard on the kidneys. Rex Hospital Cardiac ...

Diagnosing and treating heart disease involves one of the most common procedures performed in hospitals: catheterization. It exposes the patient to radiation and contrast dye that can be hard on the ...