Pericardiocentesis, also called a pericardial tap, is a procedure in which a needle and catheter remove fluid from the pericardium, the sac around your heart. The fluid is tested for signs of ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) _ The first human recipient of a self-contained artificial heart went back to surgery to drain fluid from his chest, his doctors said. University of Louisville surgeons Laman Gray ...

Pericardial effusion is fluid buildup between the layers of the pericardium, the sac surrounding your heart. It can result from conditions such as pericarditis (inflammation), infections, heart ...

PARIS — Two experimental, fully implantable systems under development are designed to address the problem of pathologic fluid overload in heart failure, a major cause of heart failure–related deaths. ...

Mumbai: Forced to improvise in a rural setting with no cardiac cath lab anywhere within 70 km, a Navi Mumbai doctor saved a man from the brink of death using a kidney dialysis catheter to drain fluid ...

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An apple a day may keep the doctor away, but an at-home catheter system from BD has the potential to keep the entire hospital away. The PeritX system allows patients with ascites to regularly drain ...