Cardiovascular disease is the term for all types of diseases that afect the heart or blood vessels, including coronary heart disease (clogged arteries), which can cause heart attacks, stroke, heart failure, and peripheral artery disease.

2022年3月24日 · Cardiac catheterization takes place in a catheterization laboratory, or cath lab, which is similar to a small operating room. The procedure is often done in a hospital, but you may be able to have the procedure in a catheterization lab located in a medical clinic, depending on the reason for the procedure.

2023年11月30日 · Carotid artery stenting is a minimally invasive treatment for severe carotid artery disease. Usually, the procedure to place a carotid stent includes temporarily blocking the blood flow from the narrowed artery to the brain. This helps prevent any pieces of plaque from reaching the brain and causing a stroke.

2022年3月24日 · Coronary artery bypass grafting is a procedure to improve blood flow to the heart to treat or prevent serious problems such as a heart attack. Learn more about who may benefit from this surgery and the recovery process.

2022年3月24日 · It is commonly used to open a blocked artery in patients suffering a heart attack due to a blocked coronary artery. PCI requires cardiac catheterization. A cardiologist, the doctor who specializes in the heart, performs PCI in a hospital cardiac catheterization laboratory.

2022年3月24日 · After coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), you will stay in the hospital for about 1 week. Learn more about recovering from this surgery.

2022年5月19日 · Dangerous arrhythmias starting in the ventricles of the heart cause cardiac arrest. Risk factors include coronary heart disease and genetic heart problems. Alcohol misuse, caffeine, and physical exertion may trigger a cardiac arrest.

2022年3月24日 · Cardiac catheterization, also known as cardiac cath or heart catheterization, is a medical procedure used to diagnose and treat some heart conditions. It lets doctors take a close look at the heart to identify problems and to perform other tests or procedures.

2022年3月24日 · The left coronary artery delivers blood to the left side of your heart, including your left atrium and ventricle and the septum between the ventricles. The circumflex artery branches off from the left coronary artery to supply blood to part of the left ventricle.

2024年12月27日 · Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) improves blood flow to the heart by using healthy arteries from the chest wall and veins from the legs to bypass the blocked arteries. Surgeons typically use CABG to treat people who have severe coronary artery disease in multiple coronary arteries.