(UPDATED) In a hospital system designed to activate the cardiac catherization laboratory following a prehospital ECG or emergency department diagnosis of STEMI, 65% of lab activations are ultimately ...

A speedy trip to the cath lab for coronary angiography is not linked to better outcomes in patients who suffer an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest but do not have ST-segment elevation on an initial ECG, ...

Operators safely shaved a few minutes off heart attack reperfusion times by taking patients straight to culprit lesion percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) when they arrived at the catheterization ...

The Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI) has released an expert consensus statement providing cardiologists, cath lab directors, and hospital leadership guidance for ...

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

Washington, D.C. – May 1, 2025 – Analyses from the (Ergonomics in the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory (ERGO-CATH) study show the traditional approach using a lead apron causes 43% of interventional ...

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

Interv Cardiol. 2013;5(3):335-344. In the authors' experience, CT-overlay can be particularly useful in patients presenting for paravalvular leak closure or pulmonary vein stenting. With accurate ...

"Fasting before a cardiac catheterization procedure has been recommended to reduce the risk of inhaling the stomach contents and developing aspiration pneumonia. However, for procedures in the ...

The Boise VA Medical Center held an Open House to celebrate the opening of the new Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory (Cath Lab), last week. The new Cardiac Cath Lab will allow the Boise VA Medical ...

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The "Global Cath Lab Services Market 2017-2021" report has been added to Research and Markets' offering. The global cath lab services market to grow at a CAGR of 5.64% during ...