The Swan-Ganz pulmonary-artery catheter (PAC) has long been used at many centers to guide treatment decisions according to hemodynamic responses, despite controversy over whether the technique ...

Dr. William Ganz, who survived a Nazi labor camp to become an internationally recognized cardiologist who co-invented the Swan-Ganz catheter for monitoring heart conditions and who was one of the ...

Jeremy Swan was a world-renowned cardiologist and the co-inventor in 1968 of the Swan-Ganz heart catheter. His invention, made with a student of his called Willie Ganz, revolutionised heart surgery.

Dr. Jeremy Swan, chairman emeritus of Cedars-Sinai Medical Center’s division of cardiology and a co-inventor of the Swan-Ganz heart catheter that assesses the pulmonary functions of heart attack ...

Certain surgically implanted, or suprapubic, catheters do not improve outcomes that are important for older adults’ well-being, such as functional ability and cognitive status, a study in nursing ...

Dr. William Ganz, who survived a Nazi labor camp to become an internationally recognized cardiologist who co-invented the Swan-Ganz catheter for monitoring heart conditions and who was one of the ...

Nursing homes led by administrators and directors of nursing with higher levels of education and certification have better outcomes on some key quality measures, according to recently published ...