Procedure used half the time elsewhere, but is rare in United States Interventional cardiologist Sanjay Dhar, right, monitors a cardiac catheterization done through the radial artery instead of the ...

An ailing heart has been repaired by clearing blocked arteries via the wrist for the first time, by cardiologists at the University of Illinois and Jesse Brown VA medical centers. An ailing heart has ...

An angiogram is performed through the small (radial) artery in the wrist rather than the femoral artery. The trans-radial method is safer and economical when compared to other procedures New Delhi: ...

At 55, Ratnesh Shah was suffering from frequent chest pain and was advised a coronary angiography -- which involves opening up blocked vessels. Unfortunately, both his femoral (groin) arteries were ...

Angiogram and angioplasty are heart procedures. Angiogram diagnoses heart vessel issues using X-rays and dye. Angioplasty treats blockages by opening arteries with a balloon and stent. Angiograms ...

Every year in this country, a million and a quarter people undergo a cardiac angiogram, a test to look for blockage in heart arteries. The long standard way to do this works well, but has a big ...