Recently, I posted a blog entry on the high rates of cardiovascular disease among people with schizophrenia. A reader asked if... Read more »
My relative was doing well on seroquel (quetiapine) but he took himself off it because of heart palpitations. He is now on olanzapine,... Read more »
What is cardiac catheterization? A diagnostic procedure performed to detect problems with the heart and its blood supply a catheter is inserted into... Read more »
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Cardiac catheterization involves passing a thin flexible tube (catheter) into the right or left side of the heart, usually from the groin or the... Read more »
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Swan-Ganz catheterization is the passing of a thin tube (catheter) into the right side of the heart and the arteries leading to the lungs to monitor... Read more »
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Left heart catheterization is the passage of a thin flexible tube (catheter) into the left side of the heart to diagnose or treat certain heart... Read more »
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Tamponade; Pericardial tamponadeTreatmentCardiac tamponade is an emergency condition that requires hospitalization.The fluid around the heart must be... Read more »