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Cardiac catheterization is a procedure that involves threading a thin, flexible tube (catheter) through an artery and into the heart to diagnose or treat specific heart conditions, such as blocked arteries or an arrhythmia
Cardiac catheterization is characterized by a shorter recovery period and a lower risk of complications
Cardiac catheterization diagnoses and treat:
- Coronary artery disease
- Installing a pacemaker (battery)
- Valvular heart disease
- Locating a narrowing or blockage of a blood vessel that may be causing chest pain (angiogram)
- Measurement of pressure and oxygen levels in different parts of the heart (hemodynamic assessment)
- Determining the heart's pumping efficiency (right or left ventricle image)
- Taking a sample of heart tissue (biopsy)
- Diagnosis of heart problems that are present from birth (congenital heart defects) as ASD & VSD
- Dilation of a narrowed artery with a metal stent
- Treating arrhythmias with heat or cold energy (cardiac ablation)
another catheter. Your doctor should discuss with you before the procedure begins whether this is a possibility.
