For children with adenotonsillar hypertrophy (ATH) and obstructive sleep-disordered breathing (OSDB), adenotonsillectomy is associated with a significant reduction in resting heart rate and estimated ...

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 ...

Cardiac catheterization is a procedure that provides information on how well the heart is working. To perform this procedure, a healthcare professional inserts flexible tubing into the heart through a ...

It is one of the most common medical procedures in this country -- angioplasty -- where doctors clear potentially deadly blockages in the heart. Over a million are performed every year.But while they ...

CMS proposed changing the definition of surgery to account for “surgery-like” procedures in the 2019 proposed payment rule for ASCs and hospital outpatient departments, which could add cardiac ...

Your cardiologist may recommend a cardiac ablation if you have an irregular heartbeat (arrhythmia). The procedure sends heat or cold through thin, flexible wires (catheters) to the damaged heart ...