A Permacath is a catheter, a special IV device, that medical professionals insert into a blood vessel, likely in your neck. Permacaths, aka permanent catheters, allow less interrupted access to your ...

29 March 2010 Kidney disease is a serious health issue worldwide .Two of the highest risk factors associated with kidney disease is diabetes and hypertension, both of which are very common in the UAE ...

THE NEED for a permanent cath lab to help save the lives of heart attack victims was outlined by Dr Donal Murray, consultant cardiologist at Sligo Regional Hospital. 'While we have a very good service ...

Catheter radiofrequency (RF) ablation is known to be a feasible treatment for atrial fibrillation (AF), but most studies have been carried out in heterogeneous patient groups. A UK-based group has ...

Permanent catheters are used to provide long-lasting access for long-term dialysis therapy in certain patients when creating an arteriovenous fistula between their own vessels is not possible, when ...

A 67-year-old man with acute anterolateral myocardial infarction had recurrent ventricular fibrillation that required insertion of temporary pacemaker. When a permanent pacemaker was inserted stable ...