Table of Contents
- Overview
- Results
- Risks
- Prevention
- Images
Catheterization - left heart
What the risks are
Complications may include:
- Cardiac
arrhythmias Cardiac tamponade -
Embolism from blood clots at the tip of the catheter to the brain or other organs Heart attack - Injury to the artery
- Infection
- Low blood pressure
- Reaction to the contrast material
Stroke
Special considerations
Review Date: 07/10/2010
Reviewed By: David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of
General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington
School of Medicine; and Michael A. Chen, MD, PhD, Assistant
Professor of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Harborview Medical
Center, University of Washington Medical School, Seattle,
Washington. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical
Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org)
