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Cardiac Catheterization
How it is done
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next
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cardiologist inserts a long flexible tube called a catheter into a
blood vessel and gently guides it towards your heart. Once the catheter
is in place, x-rays and other tests are done to help him evaluate
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Catheter
guided through the Aorta and into the Left Coronary Artery .
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Text provided by Andrew Michaels, M.D., Tony Chou, M.D., and Laura
Kee, R.N., Ph.D.,
Division of Cardiology, University of California San Francisco
Medical Illustration/Animation by www.MeristemStudios.com
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