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Cardiac catheterization
Cardiac catheterization
Left heart catheterization
Left heart catheterization


Left heart catheterization

Alternative Names:
Catheterization - left heart

Normal Values:

Normal heart size, normal heart motion and thickness, normal heart blood supply (if coronary angiography is also performed), normal heart pressures are found.



What abnormal results mean:

Cardiac defects or disease may be present. These could include

Additional conditions under which the test may be performed:




Review Date: 11/22/2004
Reviewed By: Fabian Arnaldo, M.D., Department of Cardiology, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.

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