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a heart procedure used to diagnose heart disease. A catheter (inserted into an artery in your arm or leg) is guided to your heart, contrast dye is injected and X-rays of the coronary arteries, heart chambers and valves are taken.
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This procedure can be used for diagnosis or nonsurgical repair. It provides detailed information about the structures inside the heart, and also is performed therapeutically to repair the heart and blood vessels without the need for open heart surgery.
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| cardiac catheterization |
A procedure that involves inserting a fine, hollow tube (catheter) into an artery, usually in the groin area, and passing the tube into the heart. Often used in conjunction with angiography and other procedures, cardiac catheterization has become a prime tool for visualizing the heart and blood vessels and diagnosing and treating heart disease.
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| cardiac catheterization |
A procedure that provides X-ray images of the heart and arteries supplying the heart with oxygen-rich blood.
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| cardiac catheterization |
Invasive diagnostic procedure involving the insertion of a thin tube into a blood vessel, usually through the leg or arm artery, and into the heart and surrounding blood vessels. Physicians then inject a contrast agent (medical dye) to study the heart's pumping action, valve leaks, or obstructions of coronary arteries. Also known as angiography.
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