cardiac catheterization

noun

: a medical procedure in which a thin, flexible catheter is inserted through an artery or vein (as of the arm or leg) and passed into the heart for the diagnosis and treatment of heart conditions

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web The flooding impacted a corridor used to take patients from the emergency department to an elevator that goes to the cardiac catheterization lab and operating rooms on different floors. Jessica Bartlett, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Feb. 2023 Hartaj Girn, at the time a senior cardiology fellow at USC, moved quickly, preparing for a potentially life-saving trip to the cardiac catheterization lab. Nathaniel Scharping, Discover Magazine, 24 Oct. 2021 That’s why when patients rush to the hospital after a heart attack, medical experts immediately open the arteries using cardiac catheterization or a balloon, or stint. Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 14 July 2022 TriHealth's Bethesda North Hospital recently opened a new cardiac catheterization lab and the hospital will expand its cardiovascular ICU sometime in early 2023. Cincinnati Enquirer, The Enquirer, 15 Dec. 2022 That’s when Fetter made the quick journey to nearby UH Parma Medical Center, where he was scheduled a few days later for a cardiac catheterization. John Benson, cleveland, 27 Apr. 2022 For decades, cardiac catheterization has spared many the trauma of open heart surgery. Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Nov. 2021 By the time Jodie Stipetich and daughters Cheyenne, 14, and Sierra, 21, got to Allegheny General Hospital, Stipetich was behind the doors of the cardiac catheterization lab. Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2021 By the time Jodie Stipe tich and daughters Cheyenne, 14, and Sierra, 21, got to AGH, Stipetich was behind the doors of the cardiac catheterization lab. Tribune News Service, oregonlive, 19 Oct. 2021 See More

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Word History

First Known Use

1946, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of cardiac catheterization was in 1946

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“Cardiac catheterization.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cardiac%20catheterization. Accessed 22 Mar. 2023.

Medical Definition

cardiac catheterization

noun
: a medical procedure in which a thin, flexible catheter is inserted through an artery or vein (as of the arm or leg) and passed into the heart for the diagnosis and treatment of heart conditions
Hemodynamic measurements during cardiac catheterization may be necessary to diagnose constrictive pericarditis if noninvasive methods, such as echocardiography or pericardial imaging, are not conclusive.Andrew Wang and Thomas M. Bashore, The New England Journal of Medicine
cardiac catheter noun
… may be repaired without open-heart surgery through the use of an umbrella-like device that is placed in the heart by a cardiac catheter. Andrew Skolnick, The Journal of the American Medical Association
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