What is Cardiac Catheterization?

KOMPAS.com – Cardiac catheterization is a procedure that guides a thin, flexible tube (catheter) through blood vessels to the heart to diagnose or treat certain heart problems, such as blocked arteries or an irregular heartbeat.

Once the catheter is in place, the doctor will use it to run diagnostic tests. For example, a dye can be injected through a catheter that allows the doctor to see the vessels and chambers of the heart using an X-ray machine.

Cardiac catheterization provides doctors with important information about the heart muscle, heart valves, and blood vessels in the heart.

Quoted from Mayo Clinicsome heart disease treatments, such as coronary angiosplaty and coronary stenting, are performed using cardiac catheterization.

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Why is cardiac catheterization performed?

Reported from HealthlineThere are several reasons why doctors request a cardiac catheterization procedure, namely:

• Diagnosing heart conditions.
• Planning or performing care after a heart attack.
• Help determine the cause of symptoms such as chest pain, shortness of breath, or an irregular heartbeat.
• Assess heart condition before surgery or heart transplant.
• Confirming the diagnosis of congenital heart disease.

Doctors can use cardiac catheterization to find and correct heart problems. The procedures that the doctor may perform during Cardiac catheterization is:

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• Angiosplasti: The doctor inserts a catheter with a small balloon at the end. When the balloon is inflated, it pushes the plaque out and widens the artery.
• Biopsy: The doctor takes a small sample of tissue from the heart.
• Repair of heart defects: Doctors seal holes in the heart or stop leaks in valves.
• Placement stent: The doctor places a small mesh tube called a stent into the artery to help it stay open.
• Valve replacement: The doctor may perform a minimally invasive procedure called Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) to replace the damaged aortic valve.

Cardiac catheterization results

After the cardiac catheterization procedure is complete, the doctor will tell the patient what they found during the procedure and whether they need another procedure.

After that, follow all the instructions from the doctor, such as the recommended activities and the drugs that must be consumed.

Cardiac catheterization procedures may leave bruising. Call your doctor if you have other problems afterward.

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