WASHINGTON, DC—Efforts to minimize radiation in the cath lab should consider all staff members, new data suggest, particularly given the rising body mass index (BMI) of many patients on the table.

The use of a dedicated accessory lead shield was associated with a significant reduction in radiation exposure among nurses and technologists working in the cath lab, according to a study. Data have ...

Beyond the obvious effects on a patient’s own health, obesity might harm the well-being of some treating physicians—new data show that the amount of radiation to which interventional cardiologists are ...

PARIS -- An operator shielding system offered body protection rivaling that of standard lead gowns in the catheterization lab, providing a glimpse at a potential tantalizing future where ...

PARIS — A radiation shielding system reduces the amount of scatter radiation exposure to cath lab personnel by more than 80% compared with no shielding and better protects every position around the ...

WALTHAM, Mass. & EVERETT, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Corindus Vascular Robotics, Inc. (NYSE MKT: CVRS), a leading developer of precision vascular robotics, and Unfors RaySafe, Inc., a Fluke Biomedical ...

ROVIGO, ITALY — Shorter operators, nurses, and technicians, compared with taller lab personnel, are apparently exposed to higher total radiation levels during PCI and other catheterization procedures, ...

Dr. Reddy and Dr. Alan Nugent perform a cath lab procedure on a patient without using radiation via MRI. (Courtesy of: Children’s Health) Dallas-based Children’s Health is conducting radiation-free ...

HONOLULU (March 20, 2018) -- Developments in medical technology and recent equipment advancements have changed the way health care is delivered to patients at Tripler Army Medical Center's cardiac ...

New medical advancements are making it easier and safer for doctors to diagnose life-threatening heart problems. Now, a North Texas lab is equipped with that technology and its first patient was ...

The Florida Institute for Angiography, of Sarasota, better known as fiaHeart, held a grand reopening Feb. 25 to celebrate the unveiling of its newly renovated Cath Lab. The Philips Azurion Cath Lab, ...

The Florida Institute for Angiography of Sarasota held a grand re-opening last month to celebrate the unveiling of its newly renovated Philips Azurion Cath Lab offers patients and physicians ...