Monicccaalmost 5 years ago
Cardiac Catheterization
Cardiac catheterization is a medical procedure used to diagnose and treat some heart conditions. A long, thin, flexible tube called a catheter is put into a blood vessel in your arm, groin, or neck and threaded to your heart. Through the catheter, your doctor can do diagnostic tests and treatments on your heart.
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over 4 years ago
They sedate you and it doesnt hurt afterwards like a small cut is what hurts but not very bad
almost 5 years ago
hm..not really. a small incision is made on the radial or femoral region through which the catheter is inserted.
over 4 years ago
Sandra not all the time. Sometimes our drs have to use the wrist to do it. Weve had i dont know how many that way
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