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Cardiac Catheterization - Results
About this test
Cardiac catheterization is a test to check your heart and coronary arteries.
Test results will be reviewed by a cardiologist and will be available after the procedure. Your doctor will be able to talk to you about some of the results immediately after the test.
| Normal: | No significant narrowing or blockage of the coronary arteries. |
|---|---|
The heart's pumping action (ejection fraction) and pressures inside the heart chambers and blood vessels are normal. | |
The heart valves are working normally. | |
No abnormal growths, structures, or leaks are seen in the heart. | |
| Abnormal: | One or more coronary arteries, or a branch, is narrowed or completely blocked. |
The heart does not pump blood normally. | |
Areas of heart muscle are not contracting normally (cardiomyopathy). | |
Pressures in the chambers of the heart are abnormal. | |
Valves in the heart leak or are narrowed when contrast material is injected into the heart chambers. | |
A congenital heart defect is present. | |
Leaks between heart chambers are present. | |
One or more chambers in the heart are enlarged. | |
The large blood vessel leaving the heart is enlarged (aortic aneurysm). |
Many conditions can affect the results of a cardiac catheterization. Your doctor will discuss any significant abnormal results with you in relation to your symptoms and past health.
| By: | Healthwise Staff | Last Revised: August 21, 2009 |
| Medical Review: | E. Gregory Thompson, MD - Internal Medicine Stephen Fort, MD, MRCP, FRCPC - Interventional Cardiology | |
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