The Heart Catheterization Procedure
A heart catheterization involves placing a catheter (a long thin tube) into the heart to measure pressures, inject dye and take X-rays. This procedure normally takes less than an hour.
Providing Excellent Cardiovascular Health Care
Our staff of medical professionals has vast experience in cardiovascular health care and diagnostic procedures. Based on years of practical and specialized training, our cardiovascular team provides our patients with the finest care available in South Carolina.
Assessing Your Cardiac and Vascular Health
To properly evaluate your cardiac and vascular health condition, your physician may recommend a cardiac catheterization (a “heart cath”), a diagnostic procedure used to evaluate problems with the heart and its blood supply. Cardiac catheterization provides information about:
- blood flow through the heart and coronary arteries (blood vessels that supply blood to the heart muscle) or other major blood vessels that carry blood to and from the heart;
- pressure within the heart chambers;
- the detailed structure of various parts of the heart and vascular (blood vessel) system; and the heart's pumping ability.