Left heart catheterization


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Cardiac catheterization
Left heart catheterization
Left heart catheterization
Alternative Names

Catheterization - left heart


What the risks are

Risks of the procedure are trauma to the artery, cardiac arrhythmias, cardiac tamponade, low blood pressure, infection, embolism from blood clots at the tip of the catheter, reaction to the contrast material, stroke, and heart attack.


Special considerations



Review Date: 11/06/2006
Reviewed By: Glenn Gandelman, MD, MPH, Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine, New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.


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