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Also referred to by a variety of terms, such as Coronary Angiogram, Heart Catheterization, Cardiac Cath and Heart Cath. This is a diagnostic procedure performed by a cardiologist to evaluate the status of the coronary arteries and bypass grafts. During the Cardiac Catheterization, a small plastic tube (catheter) is guided to each of the coronary arteries and bypass grafts (if you have them). ...
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(cardiac cath) -- A cardiac cath or angiogram is a procedure that identifies possible problems with your heart or its arteries. During a cath, a thin plastic tube, called a catheter, is inserted into a blood vessel in your groin or arm. The catheter is guided up toward your heart. A special dye is injected into the catheter so X-rays can show if you have any artery blockage or other heart problems.
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Putting a catheter into an artery or vein to examine the heart using x-ray images with dye injection.
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Percutaneous intravascular insertion of a catheter into any chamber of the heart or great vessels for diagnosis, assessment of abnormalities, interventional treatment, and evaluation of the effects of pathology on the hea
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A procedure that involves passage of a catheter through a blood vessel (artery) into the heart in order to obtain blood samples and take pressure readings within the heart. Radiopaque (an X-ray visible dye) is injected in order to record he flow through the heart and across the heart valves. This procedure usually includes coronary angiography.
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