Right heart catheterization (RHC) is essential for accurate PAH diagnosis but is underutilized, with only 75% of patients undergoing the procedure at diagnosis. Factors increasing RHC likelihood ...

Investigators found significant shifts in diagnosis of and prescriptions for pulmonary hypertension (PH) when exercise right heart catheterization was used. A new report shows the use of exercise ...

Abiomed has received FDA approval for a new model of its minimally invasive cardiac pump targeting the right side of the heart, allowing for a new approach the company says will make it easier for ...

This transcript has been edited for clarity. For more episodes, download the Medscape app or subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your preferred podcast provider. Ronald Oudiz, MD: ...

Heart failure occurs when the heart can't pump blood as well as it should. It can affect either the left side of the heart (left-sided heart failure) or the right side (right-sided heart failure).

WASHINGTON, DC—For patients with right-sided infective endocarditis (RSIE) who don’t respond to medical therapy, percutaneous mechanical aspiration (PMA) appears to offer clinical efficacy, according ...

Under a canopy of eight heart-monitoring screens in a cardiac catheterization lab on a recent Monday, Mayo Clinic doctors briefly paused a procedure treating atrial fibrillation to inspect a new tool: ...

Have you been experiencing sharp pain on the right side of your chest? While it may not always be indicative of a heart attack, doctors say there can be equally worrying reasons, which need to be ...

At diagnosis, patients with left-sided and right-sided breast cancer had the same estimated 10-year risk (both 7%) of developing coronary artery disease. At a median time of 12 years post-RT (range, 2 ...