Following cardiac catheterization, patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) have a higher risk of short-term mortality than patients with non-STEMI (NSTEMI), who have a ...

Chest pains, heart flutters, heart attack-- they are the signposts of heart troubles. In the past, such symptoms might mean a treadmill stress test or a cardiac catheterization to diagnose the ...

In its inception, a dedicated section of cardiology was established to focus on the teaching of cardiovascular disease. In 1951, Saint Louis University Hospital opened the first cardiac ...

During a cardiaccatheterization, a physician places a catheter into a blood vessel in the patient’s armor groin and guides it to the heart to evaluate cardiac function. Using this technology ...