Medical Definition of Cardiac catheter
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A catheter that can be passed into the heart through a vein or artery, to withdraw samples of blood, measure pressures within the heart's chambers or great vessels, and inject contrast media.
It is used mainly in the diagnosis and evaluation of congenital, rheumatic, and coronary artery lesions and to evaluate systolic and diastolic cardiac function.
Synonym: cardiac catheter.
(05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cardiac Catheter
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