The left heart catheterization: Difference between revisions
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Revision as of 16:47, 14 April 2012
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Left heart catheterization involves insertion of catheters into the left ventricle to interogate that filling pressures of the left heart. Left heart catehterization is used to diagnose and assess the severity of aortic stenosis, aortic insufficiency, mitral stenosis, and mitral insufficiency.