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Cardiac catheterization Left heart catheterization

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Left heart catheterization

Alternative Names: Catheterization - left heart What the risks are: Risks of the procedure are trauma to the artery, local hematoma at the access site, cardiac arrhythmias, cardiac tamponade, low blood pressure, infection, embolism from blood clots at the tip of the catheter, reaction to contrast medium, stroke, and heart attack.

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