What is a cardiac catheterization?

Answer 1

catheterization is an insertion of temporal or permanente steril catheter via transurethral or sovrapubic for diagnostic, therapeutic or evacuative purpose. Catheters are made up of different materials that makes them rigid, semi rigid or flexible with different dimensions.

Answer 2

Cardiac catheterization is a procedure in which a small tube (called a catheter) is inserted into an artery and passed into the heart. It is used to measure pressure in the heart and the amount of blood pumped by the heart.

Answer 3

Cardiac catheterization is used primarily for two purposes. Firstly, it is used to diagnose to see if you have a heart problem, especially with blocked vessels. Secondly, if there is a problem, you can use it to open up the heart vessels, clearing it of any blockages.

Answer 4

A cardiac catherization refers to inserting catheter, which is a hollow tube , through a blood vessel and going up to the heart, which is cardiac. Through the tube, the physicians can diagnose the condition of the heart.

Answer 5

Cardiac cath is performed to find out if you have disease of the heartmuscle, valves or coronary (heart) arteries. During the procedure, the pressure and blood flow in your heart can be measured. Coronaryangiography is done during cardiac catheterization.

Answer 6

In cardiac catheterization, a very thin catheter is inserted in a vein in the groin and passed through major veins until it reaches the heart. It can be used to diagnose certain heart conditions and to do some limited treatments.

Answer 7

a small catheter is inserted through a neck, arm, chest, or thigh vein and maneuvered into the right side of the heart, in order to measure pressures at different spots in the heart.

Answer 8

Cardiac catheterization (also called heart catheterization) is a diagnostic procedure which does a comprehensive examination of how the heart and its blood vessels function.

Answer 9

Under fluoroscopic guidance, a guide-wire (a thin wire that guides the catheter insertion) is threaded through a brachial or femoral artery to the heart