title: The future looks bright for cardiac catheterization.
abstract: With heart disease the leading killer in the United States and all Western countries, cardiology continues to be one of the most important services a hospital can offer. Cardiac catheterization laboratories can be one of the top revenue-producing programs if a hospital offers a competitive, comprehensive program that attracts respected cardiologists. Cardiac catheterization remains the best diagnostic tool for cardiovascular disorders and an important therapeutic method for treating heart disease through procedures such as PTCA. If a hospital doesn't offer these services, it is losing patients to hospitals that do. Cardiac catheterizations laboratories are key to a hospital's success and will remain so for years to come.
mesh_terms: D002300:Cardiac Care Facilities / Q000191:economics*; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003625:Data Collection; D003710:Demography; D005544:Forecasting; D006782:Hospitals, Special / Q000191:economics*; D007755:Laboratories, Hospital / Q000191:economics*; D010934:Planning Techniques; D013223:Statistics as Topic; D014481:United States