A urinary catheter is a medical device used to empty the bladder when a patient is unable to do so naturally. Catheters usually have a drainage bag to capture the urine. For bedridden patients, the ...

Intermittent catheterization every 6 hours in postpartum women with urinary retention may be a better strategy than extended catheterization over 24 hours, a new prospective, randomized, controlled ...

Interventional cardiology is a specialized field of cardiology that focuses on catheter-based heart procedures. Catheter procedures use small, hollow tubes (catheters) inserted through your blood ...

Heart biopsies, which are typically performed via catheterization through the groin or neck, are possible and may cause less discomfort for patients when performed through a vein in the wrist, ...

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 ...

FDA Approves Boston Scientific's Apex TM PTCA Dilatation Catheter New design provides more options for treating patients with complex lesions NATICK, Mass., Nov. 10 ...

In the last decade, cardiac catheterization laboratories have evolved into more sophisticated environments with newer devices and treatment options. As today’s interventionalists adapt to an increased ...

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Jan. 31, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Shockwave Medical, Inc. (SWAV), a pioneer in the development of Intravascular Lithotripsy (IVL) to treat severely calcified cardiovascular ...

SAN DIEGO–Heart biopsies, which are typically performed via catheterization through the groin or neck, are possible and may cause less discomfort for patients when performed through a vein in the ...