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Before left-side catheterization is performed, the anticoagulant medication heparin may be administered. This drug helps decrease the risk of the development of a blood clot in an artery and blood clots traveling throughout the body.

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Q: Why is the medication heparin sometimes administered prior to a left-side cardiac catheterization?
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