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	Cardiac Catheterization and Coronary Interventional Procedures
		Coronary artery disease is the narrowing or blockage of the coronary (heart) arteries, as shown in the top illustration.
		During a cardiac catheterization, a long, narrow tube called a catheter is inserted through a plastic introducer sheath (a short, hollow tube that is inserted into a blood vessel in your arm or leg).
		Cardiac catheterization and interventional procedures are performed by a specially-trained cardiovascular invasive physician and a cardiovascular team of cardiology fellows, nurses and technicians.
	www.clevelandclinic.org /health/health-info/docs/0200/0234.asp?index=4810&src=news (1752 words)

	Brochures
		Cardiac catheterization is a diagnostic procedure that is used to visualize the heart's chambers, valves, great vessels, and coronary arteries.
		Coronary angioplasty may be recommended to widen the narrowing in the coronary artery, improving blood flow to the heart.
		Insertion of the catheter in the arm or groin and passage of the catheter to the heart and coronary arteries is technically similar to cardiac catheterization.
	www.azheart.com /brochure.asp?ID=8 (1182 words)

	Cardiac Catheterization
		Catheters are also used to inject dye into the coronary arteries.
		This is called coronary angiography (an"je-OG'rah-fe) or coronary arteriography (ar-te"re-OG'rah-fe).
		Catheterization is also done on infants and children to examine or treat congenital (kon-JEN'ih-tal) heart defects.
	www.americanheart.org /presenter.jhtml?identifier=4491 (175 words)

	Cardiac Catheterization - Good Health by SETON
		The purpose of cardiac catheterization is to find out if you have disease in your coronary arteries and, if so, pinpoint the size and location of fat and calcium deposits (plaque) that may have built up in your coronary arteries from atherosclerosis.
		A child who has had cardiac catheterization may need to be held by a parent for several hours after the test to prevent the child from moving his or her leg.
		In the future, electron-beam CT (EBCT) or MRI of the coronary arteries may be used instead of an angiogram to evaluate symptoms of coronary artery disease.
	www.goodhealth.com /health_a_to_z/health_library/medical_test/cardiac_catheterization (2679 words)

	eMedicine - Cardiac Catheterization (Left Heart) : Article by Roger Olade, MD, MPH
		Coronary angiography remains the criterion standard for diagnosing coronary artery disease and is the primary method used to help delineate coronary anatomy.
		Cardiac catheterization is a procedure undertaken for the diagnosis of a variety of cardiac diseases.
		Coronary angiography is performed using either a Sones catheter, which requires deflection of the catheter tip off the aortic valve cusps, or a variety of preformed catheter shapes.
	www.emedicine.com /med/topic2958.htm (4722 words)

	Heart Disease: Glossary of Terms
		Coronary stent implantation usually follows balloon angioplasty, which requires inserting a balloon catheter into the femoral artery in the upper thigh.
		When this catheter is positioned at the location of the blockage in the coronary artery, it is slowly inflated to widen that artery, and is then removed.
		An operation in which a section of vein or artery is used to bypass a blockage in a coronary artery; performed to prevent myocardial infarction (heart attack) and to relieve angina.
	www.fightcoronarydisease.com /cypher-j2ee/cypherjsp/global/glossary.jsp (1295 words)

	Your Cardiac Catherization
		Coronary angiogram or coronary arteriography are the terms used to describe the X-ray pictures taken of dye injected into the coronary arteries during a left heart catheterization.
		Coronary artery disease is the build-up of fats and cholesterol in the arteries of the heart.
		During the catheterization, dye is injected through the catheter, and X-ray pictures are taken to view the heart and coronary arteries.
	www.seormc.org /Cardiac/cardiac_cath/your_cardiac_catherization.htm (1440 words)

	Cardiac Catheterization and Intervention (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		It's an established and effective therapy for many patients with coronary artery disease and is known to reduce symptoms of chest pain, improve quality of life, and prevent future cardiac events such as heart attacks.
		A 100 percent coronary artery blockage, known as a total occlusion, is one of the most challenging to treat.
		Total Chronic Occlusions (CTO's) of the coronary arteries represent a significant clinical challenge because they are composed of atherosclerotic plaque (hard, rock-like material) making it very difficult for physicians to generate sufficient force to pass through the CTO using a conventional guide wire.
	www.heartcc.com /Services_Catheterization.htm (914 words)

	MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Coronary angiography
		Coronary angiography is a procedure that uses a special dye (contrast material) and x-rays to see how blood flows through your heart.
		Coronary angiography is usually done in conjunction with cardiac catheterization.
		Coronary angiography is done to find a blockage in the coronary arteries, which can lead to heart attack.
	www.nlm.nih.gov /medlineplus/ency/article/003876.htm (746 words)

	Cardiac Catherization Surgery and Post Cardiac Catherication Care
		Cardiac Catheterization is a procedure where a thin, flexible tube (catheter) is inserted and threaded through your artery or vein in the groin (femoral or iliac), neck (carotid) or forearm either elbow or wrist (radial).
		The catheter reaches the coronary artery in the heart where it can monitor the function of the heart, measure pulmonary arterial pressure, inject contrast material in to the coronary blood vessels or the chambers of the heart.
		Coronary Angiography - This procedure still remains to be primary procedure of choice to diagnose problems of the heart and blood vessels.
	www.medsolution.com /surgery_interventionalcardio-cardiaccath.asp (1162 words)

	Coronary angiography: A look inside your heart's blood vessels - MayoClinic.com
		Coronary angiography is a procedure that uses X-ray imaging to examine the inside of your heart's blood vessels.
		Catheterization refers to any procedure in which a long, thin, flexible plastic tube (catheter) is inserted into your body.
		Coronary angiography, which is used for diagnosis, is the most common type of heart catheter procedure.
	www.mayoclinic.com /health/coronary-angiography/HB00048 (1623 words)

	3 Years in Review: Highlights of the Cardiac Catheterization Lab Outcomes September 1, 2002 - August 31, 2005 - ...
		Physicians performing procedures in the cardiac catheterization laboratory are board certified in interventional cardiology and general cardiology and have a dedicated focus in invasive cardiology procedures.
		One of the risks for all cardiac catheterization procedures is mortality (or death) of the patient.
		Percutaneous coronary artery intervention is a non-surgical technique that has improved in safety and durability and is often an alternative to the more invasive coronary artery bypass surgery for the treatment of patients with coronary artery disease.
	www.nmh.org /nmh/heart/clinoutCath.htm (1213 words)

	Cardiac Catheterization
		Cardiac catheterization is the procedure of inserting a thin, hollow tube into a blood vessel in the leg, (or, rarely the arm), then passing it into or around the heart in order to obtain information about cardiovascular anatomy and function.
		Catheterization of the coronary arteries, called coronary arteriography, is considered "the gold standard" against which all other methods of diagnosing coronary artery disease is compared.
		The visualization of the ventricles, coronary arteries and other vessels after injection of radio-opaque contrast dye, which is used to produce X-ray movies is called cineoangiograms or simply, angiograms.
	www.wboc.com /global/story.asp?s=1230218 (424 words)

	MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Cardiac catheterization
		Cardiac catheterization can be used to determine pressure and blood flow in the heart's chambers, collect blood samples from the heart, and examine the arteries of the heart with an x-ray technique called fluoroscopy.
		Cardiac catheterization is usually performed to evaluate heart valves, heart function and blood supply, or heart abnormalities in newborns.
		Therapeutic catheterization may be used to repair certain types of heart defects, open a stenotic heart valve, and open blocked arteries or grafts in the heart.
	www.nlm.nih.gov /medlineplus/ency/article/003419.htm (820 words)

	Treatment of Coronary Artery Disease, Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Fla.
		Coronary artery disease is caused by atherosclerosis, which is a gradual buildup of plaque and fatty material inside the arteries.
		Coronary artery disease treatment at Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville is a collaborative effort of cardiologists, exercise physiologists, dietitians, specially trained nurses, certified exercise specialists and cardiopulmonary exercise technicians.
		In patients where drugs or lifestyle adjustments cannot relieve the chest pain, heart catheterization and coronary angioplasty may be done to open up the blocked coronary artery.
	www.mayoclinic.org /coronaryartery-jax/index.html (975 words)

	Cardiac Catheterization/Coronary Arteriography - Information about Cardiac Catheterization/Coronary Arteriography
		Cardiac catheterization may also be necessary to examine the heart valves.
		Cardiac catheterization is only carried out for patients thought to have coronary or other serious heart disease.
		However, without catheterization and arteriography, it is very difficult indeed to make accurate decisions about whether an operation or other form of intervention will help in a given patient.
	www.surgerydoor.co.uk /medical_conditions/Indices/C/cardiac_catheterization.htm (914 words)

	CT Coronary Angiogram Procedure Information by MedicineNet.com
		In patients at high risk for developing coronary disease (cigarette smokers, those with genetic risk, high cholesterol levels, hypertension, or diabetes), who have unclear results with treadmill or other testing, or who have symptoms suspicious of coronary disease, CT angiography is an excellent next step in the diagnosis.
		Conversely, if the CT scan is significantly abnormal, cardiac catheterization and angiography are then indicated, to see if angioplasty, stenting, or coronary bypass surgery may be indicated.
		In people who have had coronary stents, it is sometimes difficult to image the inside of the stent to see if it is narrowed.
	www.medicinenet.com /ct_coronary_angiogram/article.htm (686 words)

	Cardiac Catheterization, Coronary Angiogram, and Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI)
		Cardiac Catheterization, Coronary Angiogram, and Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI)
		A cardiac catheterization is an invasive, non-surgical procedure done to study the arteries that bring blood to the heart muscle and to check the function of the main pumping chamber of your heart.
		Answer: Cardiac catheterization is an invasive, non-surgical procedure done to study the structure of the arteries that bring blood to the heart muscle and to check the function of the main pumping chamber of your heart.
	www.cpmc.org /learning/documents/cardiaccath-ws.html (1696 words)

	Meriter Health Services - Coronary Catheterization
		To determine if there is blockage (plaque build up or atherosclerosis) within the coronary arteries which reduces the flow of oxygenated blood to the heart muscle.
		A coronary catheterization (also called a cath or angiogram) is a non-surgical diagnostic test which allows your doctor to see inside your coronary (heart) arteries.
		If the cardiologist sees a blockage or narrowing during the catheterization, he may decide to perform a balloon angioplasty or stent placement at the same time, or recommend that the procedure be performed later.
	www.meriter.com /MHS/hospital/heart/procedures/tests/coronarycatheterization.htm (1243 words)

	DHMC Cardiology: Clinical Services: Catheterization Lab: Equipment and Facilities
		In 1983 coronary intervention in the form of coronary angioplasty was introduced.
		Coronary athrectomy and stenting were introduced in early 1990's.
		A computerized report generator, a robust catheterization laboratory data base and inventory system are coupled with rigorous outcome monitoring to provide the data needed to manage a high-quality invasive cardiology program.
	www.dartmouth.edu /~cardio/Services/cath/facilities.html (338 words)

	Department of Medicine: Cardiology
		Cardiac catheterization is an X-ray test that uses radiographic contrast ("dye") to visualize the coronary arteries and pinpoint the presence and severity of blockages and, more importantly, to determine the best treatment available.
		This procedure is best described as taking a vein (from the leg) and/or an artery from under the breastbone (internal mammary artery) and attaching them to the coronary artery distal to the area of blockage ("bypassing" the blockage).
		This test is done similarly to a heart catheterization, often this test is done simultaneously.
	www.med.miami.edu /med/cardiology/interventional.asp (584 words)

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