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Swan-Ganz - Right Heart Catheterization
Alternate Names : Catheterization - Right Heart, Right Heart Catheterization
DefinitionSwan-Ganz catheterization involves the passage of a catheter into the right side of the heart to obtain diagnostic information about the heart and to provide continuous monitoring of heart function in critically ill patients.
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Why is the Test Performed?
The procedure is performed for the following reasons:
Swan-Ganz catheterization can be used to detect abnormal blood flow between two usually unconnected areas (shunt). Conditions that can also be diagnosed or evaluated with Swan-Ganz catheterization include pulmonary hypertension, cardiac tamponade, and restrictive cardiomyopathy.
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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?
• Normal Values
• What do Abnormal Results Mean?
• Risks
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Topics that might be of interest to you Diseases & Conditions
• Arrhythmias
• Blood Clots
• Cardiac Tamponade
• Congenital Heart Disease
• Heart Attack
• Heart Failure
• Kidney Disease
• Primary Pulmonary Hypertension
• Restrictive Cardiomyopathy
Tests & Exams
• Chest X-Ray
• ECG
Other Topics
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• Shock
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Review Date : 11/11/2002
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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