Cardiac Catheterization Is a Procedure

question 27

Multiple Choice

Cardiac catheterization is a procedure:

• A) A procedure in which a tube is inserted through a blood vessel into the heart
• B) A procedure used to measure the pressure in the chambers of the heart
• C) A procedure that uses ultrasonic waves to show the structures and motion of the heart
• D) A procedure used to determine an electrocardiograph pattern
• E) A procedure used to cause narrowing of blood vessels

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Definitions:

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