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What region of the heart can be checked by a cardiac catheterization?
A test that can be performed on either side of the heart, cardiac catheterization checks for different functions in both the left and right sides.
What is it called when blood is withdraw from the heart chambers?
cardiac catheterization
What is the procedure in which a catheter is passed into a vein or an artery and is guided into the heart?
The passing of a catheter into the heart is known as cardiac catheterization. This procedure is performed by a cardiologist in a catheterization lab, commonly called a cath lab. A long, thin tube is placed through a blood vessel to the heart.
What causes a pseudoaneurysm in the femoral artery?
Cardiac catheterization is usually the cause of a femoral pseudoaneurism.
What is the main purpose of a cardiac catheterization?
The primary reason for conducting a cardiac catheterization is to diagnose and manage persons known or suspected to have heart disease, a frequently fatal condition that leads to 1.5 million heart attacks annually in the United States.
