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Cardiac Catheterization
Alternate Names : Catheterization - Cardiac, Heart Catheterization
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What do Abnormal Results Mean?
Cardiac defects or disease may be present, such as coronary artery disease, valvular heart disease, ventricular aneurysms, or enlargement.
Additional conditions under which the test may be performed include the following:
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• Definition
• Why is the Test Performed?
• How is the Test Performed?
• How to Prepare for the Test?
• How will the Test Feel?
• What do Abnormal Results Mean?
• Special Considerations
• Risks
• Pictures & Images
Topics that might be of interest to you Diseases & Conditions
• Aneurysm
• Angina - Stable
• Arrhythmias
• Blood Clots
• Cardiac Tamponade
• Heart Attack
• Heart Disease
• Primary Pulmonary Hypertension
• Pulmonary Valve Stenosis
• Pulmonary Veno-Occlusive Disease
• Stroke
• Tetralogy of Fallot
• Transposition of the Great Vessels
• Tricuspid Regurgitation
• Ventricular Septal Defect
Tests & Exams
• Coronary Angiography
• X-Ray
Other Topics
• Adolescent Test or Procedure Preparation
• Bleeding Into the Skin
• Blood Pressure - Low
• Infant Test/Procedure Preparation
• Preschooler Test/Procedure Preparation
• School Age Test/Procedure Preparation
• Toddler Test/Procedure Preparation
Review Date : 11/15/2002
Reviewed By : Thippeswamy H. Murthy, M.D., Division of Cardiology, Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
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