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Heart disease is the number one killer of women each year in the United States. Cardiac catheterization is a routine procedure that allows doctors to find potential blockages in coronary arteries in order to help prevent new heart attacks and even death. A recent study finds that high risk women, who do have a heart attack, benefit from this procedure just as much as men. But for some women the procedure may not always be the best option.

"Time Is Muscle". That's what heart specialists say about heart muscle damage incurred with every passing second of a heart attack. Every moment lost means damage to the heart muscle, resulting in diminished chances for survival and lost quality of life. That is why Mercy has dramatically reduced the transition period from Emergency Department to Cardiac Catheterization Lab to mere seconds! HOW THE E.R. CATH LAB SAVES TIME: • EMS crew relays vital information to Emergency Chest Pain Center en route to Mercy. • Emergency Chest Pain Center Team makes diagnosis and prepares for patient's arrival. • Patient is admitted directly to E.R. Cath Lab for procedure to begin. • Reduced time results in increased survival rates,faster recoveries and higher quality of life Author: MercyHeartCenter Keywords: Emergency Department Cath Lab Cardiac Catheterization Heart Attack Angioplasty Ahmed A. El Ghamry Sabe M.D. Added: April 1, 2008