It is used to diagnose some heart problems. Once inside the heart, doctors can use the catheter to evaluate how the heart is working by measuring pressure and oxygen levels within the heart's chambers Cardiac catheterization (also called cardiac cath, heart cath, or coronary angiogram) is a procedure that allows your doctor to see how well your blood vessels supply your heart.
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It uses a thin, flexible tube called a catheter
A doctor guides the tube through a blood vessel to the heart.
Cardiac catheterization is a medical procedure used to diagnose and treat heart conditions Sometimes called a “cath” for short, in involves inserting a thin, flexible tube called a catheter into a blood vessel and guiding it to the heart. Cardiac catheterization, also known as a cardiac cath or heart cath, is a cardiac procedure that is used to diagnose and/or treat coronary artery disease During a cardiac catheterization, a catheter, a long, thin, flexible tube, is inserted in a blood vessel and threaded to your heart.
