Overview. Cardiac catheterization (kath-uh-tur-ih-ZAY-shun) is a procedure in which a thin, flexible tube (catheter) is guided through a...

The purpose of your heart is to pump blood to the organs and tissues of your body that need the oxygen and nutrients it carries....

The bioabsorbable everolimus-eluting stent or BVS (Bioabsorbable Vascular Solutions, Abbott Vascular, CA, US) is made up of a combination...

Heart disease is the leading cause of the death in the United States. It is also a major cause of disability. There are many things that...