An arterial line is a small catheter that is directly inserted into an artery. The procedure is associated with risks, so it is important that appropriate care is taken during and after insertion.

CHICAGO, Nov. 14 (UPI) -- Tens of thousands of heart artery procedures performed each year in the U.S. don't do patients any good -- and might actually be harmful, doctors said Tuesday. At the 79th ...

Dear Doctor: My cardiovascular surgeon tells me medicine has mostly abandoned shunt and stent placements as a solution to carotid artery plaques. Instead, doctors are returning to the older ...

A blocked coronary artery causing an acute heart attack must be opened immediately with a stent procedure. However, if other ...

Routine use of the Fogarty embolectomy catheter after cardiac catheterization through a brachial arteriotomy in 25 patients was associated with a decline in major and minor complications from 28 to 4 ...

Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the most prevalent form of heart disease, affecting approximately 18 million adults in the ...

Celiac artery bypass is a surgery to increase blood flow to the organs supplied by your celiac artery. It involves using a graft to create an alternative passage for your blood. Your celiac artery, or ...