The FDA-approved OmniaSecure defibrillation lead from Medtronic is a thin wire that connects an implantable cardioverter defibrillator to the heart.

Logan Health is celebrating its 100th atrial fibrillation procedure called Pulse Field Ablation, also known as PFA.This comes ...

Cardiac catheterization and angiograms are medical procedures that allow doctors to examine the inside of the heart and arteries. However, there are some differences between the two. Cardiac ...

This surgery is ideal for patients who may be deemed inoperable or at high risk for open heart surgery. For patients like Ms.

KINGSPORT, Tenn. (WJHL) – Holston Valley Medical Center (HVMC) is the first East Tennessee hospital to successfully perform a series of cardiac procedures using an innovative piece of equipment, ...

In nearly 60 years, heart transplantation has transformed from a daring vision to an established surgical procedure. Since the first adult heart transplant in the United States was performed at ...

The procedure used to treat arrhythmias typically allows for a short recovery time, but precautions are necessary to preserve healthy heart function. Heart ablation creates little scars on heart ...

When doctors tell patients they’ll access their heart through the groin, many react with confusion or concern. Yet this approach, known as the transfemoral method, has become a cornerstone of modern ...

ATLANTA — At the Marcus Tower of Piedmont Atlanta Hospital on Labor Day, Dr. Jim Kauten had pre-op all to himself. A few moments of quiet time to look back on his most recent operations, halfway ...

This article has been edited to clarify information on open heart surgery. The Wynn Hospital in Utica will resume structural heart procedures, which do not involve cutting open the chest, on Thursday, ...

Becker’s reported on 26 cardiology-focused ASCs opened or announced in 2024. And, according to ASC strategic services provider Avanza’s “2022 Key ASC Benchmarks and Industry Figures” report, ...

The Medical Directorate at Mater Dei Hospital has rejected allegations that elective cardiac procedures were suspended over the festive season to accommodate medical staff leave, insisting that ...