Cardiac Catheterization - Heart Disease Information

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From: Dean Heller, MD

Category: Heart Disease

Added: Mar 03, 2008

Description:

This video gives you an overview of how a cardiac catheterization is performed. Cardiac cath. evaluates the coronary arteries to look for plaque or blockages in these arteries. Patients commonly need this procedure after a heart attack, or if you have angina- chest pain from the heat that is refractory to medical therapy. THe heart muscle and heart valves are also evaluated during this procedure.

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wineman85 (Sep 17, 2008)

Thanks for this informative video about cardiac catherization. It makes me feel much more confident in the catherization procedure.

health2u (Sep 15, 2008)

I found this video very helpful. You performed a catheterization on my brother in-law, and this was helpful in explaining to his family what the procedure was.

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