Cardiac ablation is a procedure performed by an interventional cardiologist, a doctor who specializes in performing procedures for heart problems. The procedure involves threading catheters (long ...

Cardiovascular procedures are increasingly moving from hospitals to outpatient settings, and are being performed in ambulatory surgery centers. That change can save the patient, provider and payer ...

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 ...

Cardiac catheterization (also called cardiac cath, heart cath, or coronary angiogram) is a procedure that allows your doctor to see how well your blood vessels supply your heart. During the test, they ...

Here are cardiovascular procedure codes used the most in 2021, according to healthcare data firm Definitive Healthcare: Data is from the calendar year 2021. Commercial claims data is from multiple ...

UC Health is making history with a groundbreaking cardiac procedure. A team of surgeons performed a world-first operation that could change the way heart failure patients are treated.A team of ...

More evidence is starting to emerge that the overall volume of cardiovascular procedures in US hospitals is in decline. The trend should come as no surprise to those who have been following news about ...

ANN ARBOR -- Regional differences in rates of cardiac procedures have increased in Michigan over the past decade -- differences that cannot be fully explained by differences in health risk factors, ...