Cardiac catheterisation
This
test is done by a catheter (long flexible plastic tube) inserted into an artery
or vein using a needle puncture in the groin or a small incision in the arm. The
ECG is checked continuously and also the blood pressure at the tip of the
catheter.
The
purpose of this test is especially aimed to evaluate patients with coronary
artery disease, acquired and congenital valve disease. Can be assessed blood
pressure within the heart, the function of the pumping chambers and valves, and
the exact severity and position of any narrowings in the coronary arteries. Some
catheters with expandable balloons on them are sometimes used to stretch
narrowed valves in children and old patients.
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