Patients who did not receive a routine catheter after ureteroscopic lithotripsy showed a reduced incidence of lower urinary tract symptoms after surgery than those who had a catheter placed. “Omitting ...

Optimal outcomes for congenital heart surgery depend on the expertise and judgment of an integrated multidisciplinary ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients who underwent heart surgery or cardiac catheterization had similar amounts of memory decline, according ...

Cardiac surgery does not appear to have adverse cognitive effects in comparison with cardiac catheterization, according to new research results. In a study of more than 3000 adults aged 65 years and ...

Minimally invasive catheter procedures are transforming structural heart care, offering selected patients valve repair, replacement and faster recovery without traditional open-heart surgery.

Patients who have experienced a stroke as a result of blockages of the arteries in the brain have better outcomes with the use of balloon-guided catheter surgery as compared to having a conventional ...

Catheters are of paramount importance for minimally invasive surgery. They enable interventions such as the removal of blood clots, the insertion of implants, or the targeted administration of drugs, ...

BROCKTON – Doctors at Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital will bring a new tool into the operating room during a surgery on Tuesday – social media. The hospital will be live Tweeting a transradial ...

Traditional open heart surgery remains the preferred method to repair many heart defects, according to Dr. Scott Burke, Director of Cardiac Electrophysiology at St. Mary Medical Center in Langhorne.

A team of engineers and physicians has developed a steerable catheter that will give neurosurgeons the ability to steer the device in any direction they want while navigating the brain's arteries and ...