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right heart catheterization
right heart catheterization Pulmonary artery catheterization Cardiology A technique for direct measurement of cardiac function, consisting of the introduction of a catheter into the right atrium, right ventricle, pulmonary artery Data Hemodynamic measurements, cardiac output, shunt determinations, blood sampling, oxygen arrival time Indications Valve disease, congenital heart disease, CHF, cor pulmonale, pulmonary HTN, intracardiac shunts. Cf Left heart catheterization. AcronymsSeereceding horizon control |