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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Left heart catheterization involves insertion of catheters into the left ventricle to | [[Cardiac catheterization]] refers to the insertion of hollow tubes (catheters) into various structures of the heart. When catheters are inserted specifically into the [[left ventricle]], the procedure is called left heart catheterization. This procedure is to be distinguished from [[coronary catheterization]] in which catheters are inserted specifically into the [[coronary arteries]]. Important internal [[heart]] and [[lung]] [[blood pressure]]s, not measurable from outside the body, can be accurately measured during the test. Left heart catheterization involves insertion of catheters into the [[left ventricle]] to interrogate that filling pressures of the left heart. Left heart catehterization is used to diagnose and assess the severity of [[aortic stenosis]], [[aortic insufficiency]], [[hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy]], [[mitral stenosis]], and [[mitral insufficiency]]. | ||
==Assessment of the Aortic Valve== | ==Assessment of the Aortic Valve== | ||
*[[Aortic stenosis cardiac catheterization]] | *[[Aortic stenosis cardiac catheterization]] | ||
*[[Aortic regurgitation cardiac catheterization]] | *[[Aortic regurgitation cardiac catheterization]] | ||
== Assessment of the Left Ventricular Outflow Tract== | |||
*[[Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy]] | |||
==Assessment of the Mitral Valve== | ==Assessment of the Mitral Valve== | ||
*[[Mitral stenosis cardiac catheterization]] | *[[Mitral stenosis cardiac catheterization]] | ||
*[[Mitral regurgitation cardiac catheterization]] | *[[Mitral regurgitation cardiac catheterization]] | ||
[[Category:Cardiology]] | [[Category:Cardiology]] | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Cardiac catheterization refers to the insertion of hollow tubes (catheters) into various structures of the heart. When catheters are inserted specifically into the left ventricle, the procedure is called left heart catheterization. This procedure is to be distinguished from coronary catheterization in which catheters are inserted specifically into the coronary arteries. Important internal heart and lung blood pressures, not measurable from outside the body, can be accurately measured during the test. Left heart catheterization involves insertion of catheters into the left ventricle to interrogate that filling pressures of the left heart. Left heart catehterization is used to diagnose and assess the severity of aortic stenosis, aortic insufficiency, hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy, mitral stenosis, and mitral insufficiency.