By Andrey Espinoza, MD, FACC, FSCAI, RPVIInterventional Cardiologist and Founder, Advanced Heart & Vascular Institute of Hunterdon Being told you may lose a foot or… Read More »Told You Need an Amputation? Why an Expert Vascular Second Opinion May Matter
By Andrey Espinoza, MD, FACC, FSCAI, RPVIInterventional Cardiologist and Founder, Advanced Heart & Vascular Institute of Hunterdon Being told you need a heart catheterization can… Read More »Do I Need a Second Opinion Before a Heart Catheterization?
Once again, fish oil supplements have no benefit for patients in reducing cardiovascular disease. Ileana Piña, MD (Montefiore Weiler Hospital, New York, NY), agreed, noting:… Read More »European Society of Cardiology 2018: Day 2!
Your interventional doctor should be using your radial artery to enter your body during a catheterization procedure! Especially when you are having a heart attack.… Read More »European Society of Cardiology Meeting 2018: DAY 1
Have you been diagnosed and treated for cancer? Did you receive radiation or chemotherapy as treatment for your cancer? These treatments have well known side… Read More »Have you had cancer treated with radiation or chemotherapy?
Iliac vein compression syndrome is an under diagnosed medical condition. It can frequently lead to the formation of clots in your legs also known as… Read More »My artery is compressing my vein!
When a patient develops a “clot’ in an artery or a vein, that is a medical emergency. An example of this is shown in figure… Read More »Blood clot! What to do?
The first late breaking clinical trail was presented today at the ACC Meeting 2018 in Orlando, Fla. The first study was titled “ODYSSEY OUTCOMES”. The… Read More »ACC Meeting 2018 Starts Off with a BANG!
61-year-old Caucasian male. History of end stage renal disease on dialysis secondary to diabetic nephropathy, coronary artery disease s/p CABG 2015 presented for fistulo-gram to… Read More »Case of the Month: New fistula but low flow?
September is peripheral arterial disease (PAD) awareness month. The disease is such a sleeping tiger when it comes to medical conditions. PAD can cause everything… Read More »September is Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD) Awareness Month
