heart catheter
Vascular diagnostic tube
A heart catheter is a thin, flexible tube inserted into a blood vessel and guided to the heart.
It allows doctors to diagnose conditions, measure pressures, inject dye for imaging, or perform procedures like opening blocked arteries.
The cardiologist threaded a heart catheter through her femoral artery.
- angioplastyProcedure to widen vessels
- arteryOxygen-rich blood conduit
- blood vesselTube conveying circulation
- coronaryOf heart arteries
- balloonInflatable rubber sac
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heart catheterechocardiogram
Ultrasound of the heart
EKG · electrocardiogram · ECG · stress test · blood pressure cuff
heart catheterstent
Implanted tube for blockages
pacemaker · ICD · coronary stent · heart transplant · bypass graft
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