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The primary reason for conducting a cardiac catheterization is to diagnose and manage persons known or suspected to have heart disease, a frequently fatal condition that leads to 1.5 million heart attacks annually in the United States.

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What region of the heart can be checked by a cardiac catheterization?

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What are the main risks of catheterization?

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Can you die during a Cardiac catheterization?

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