Nellie Smith was suffering from severe abdominal cramping and was convinced she needed to have her gallbladder removed. The problem with having this routine surgery however was Nellie’s heart. Nellie had survived a heart attack seven years ago and was told that her heart disease was severe. Multiple vessels around her heart were narrowed. She…
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Each year, more than one million cardiac caths (catheterizations) are performed in the United States and more than 90 percent go through the groin to gain access to the arteries that lead to the heart (transfemoral access). However, cardiologists at the Cardiovascular Institute are increasing the number of procedures performed through the wrist (or transradial…
