Right Heart Ventriculography
Alternate Names : Angiography - Right Heart
Definition
Right heart vetriculography is a study of the right chambers (atrium and ventricle) of the heart. This test is used to obtain measurements of pressure, oxygen, and cardiac output through a catheter (thin flexible tube).
Occasionally, visualization of the right chambers is also necessary. This is obtained by injection of contrast media through the catheter into the right side of the heart with a rapid succession of X-rays taken to capture images of blood flow.
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