Cardiac catheterization
| Cardiac catheterization | |
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| Term | Cardiac catheterization |
| Short definition | cardiac catheterization - (pronounced) (KAR-dee-ak KA-theh-ter-rih-ZAY-shun) method used to diagnose and treat some heart conditions. In cardiac catheterization, a flexible tube called a catheter is inserted into a blood vessel in the arm, groin, thigh, or neck. |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
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cardiac catheterization - (pronounced) (KAR-dee-ak KA-theh-ter-rih-ZAY-shun) method used to diagnose and treat some heart conditions. In cardiac catheterization, a flexible tube called a catheter is inserted into a blood vessel in the arm, groin, thigh, or neck. The catheter is then passed through the aorta into the heart using a special x-ray machine. A cardiac catheterization can be done to measure blood pressure and oxygen levels in different parts of the heart, to check how well the heart muscle is working, to take a sample of tissue from the heart, or to look for defects in the valves or chambers of the heart heart. A dye can be injected through the catheter to monitor blood flow in the heart and to check for blockages in the arteries leading to the heart
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- Medical encyclopedia article on Cardiac catheterization
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