Also called a percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA ... The surgery involves passing a long, thin, flexible tube called a catheter across the atherosclerotic plaque that is causing the ...

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We tested popular shower drain unblockers including Mr Muscle, Ecozone and Buster, as well as a home remedy of bicarbonate soda, salt and vinegar, to see which method dealt with hairballs the quickest ...

This will help to avoid clogs, slow drainage, odor and more. Choosing an efficient and safe option can be difficult, given the number of options available. We headed to our testing lab to find the ...

Read on to learn all about it. A cholecystostomy procedure is a minimally invasive procedure that will allow infected fluid from your gallbladder to drain, help get rid of the infection ...

Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty is a minimally invasive procedure used to ... Under the guidance of X-ray video (fluoroscopy), the wire is threaded to the site of the blockage. A thin tube ...

Percutaneous transcatheter treatment is 1 type of therapy for deep vein thrombosis (DVT). DVT is a blood clot that forms in a large vein deep in the body. It happens most often in a leg. The procedure ...

Catheter ablation is commonly used when antiarrhythmic drugs do not suppress ventricular tachycardia. Whether catheter ablation is more effective than antiarrhythmic drugs as a first-line therapy ...

When navigating into blood vessels, friction between the catheter and the vessel wall can cause major complications. With a new innovative catheter technology, Mostafa Atalla and colleagues can ...

Long-term follow-up showed no recurrence of cholecystitis after removal of the catheter. Percutaneous cholecystostomy is a safe, effective and usually definitive procedure for the treatment of ...