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 ...

Coronary angiography could wait among people successfully resuscitated from cardiac arrest in the absence of ST-segment elevation MI (STEMI), longer-term results from the COACT trial confirmed.

Ischemic heart disease is a major cause of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. The role of immediate coronary angiography and percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in the treatment of patients who have ...

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, ...

PHILADELPHIA — Patients who survived an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest and did not have signs of ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) had similar 1-year survival whether they had immediate or ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Performing an emergency vs. delayed coronary angiogram after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest without ST segment ...

Immediate coronary angiography did not improve 5-year survival compared with delaying the procedure in adults resuscitated from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest without ST-segment elevation. Other major ...

Cardiac CT angiography (CCTA) is increasingly being used to diagnose coronary artery disease; however, radiation exposure carries risks, which increase with repeated scans. Now a study of worldwide ...

Myocardial infarction is a frequent cause of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. However, the benefits of early coronary angiography and revascularization in resuscitated patients without ...