Cardiac catheterization is a procedure in which surgeons insert a small tube (catheter) through a large blood vessel in the arm or leg, then pass the tube into the heart. Once inside the heart, doctor....
A nurse or aide will clean and shave the area of your arm or leg where the catheter will be inserted. You will lie on a flat table under a large X-ray machine. Several electrocardiogram (EKG) electrod....
Cardiac catheterization is used to evaluate patients who: Will be undergoing heart surgery, especially coronary artery bypass surgery May have suspected coronary artery disease Have heart valve p....


