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Cardiac Catheterization
Advanced diagnostic procedure to evaluate heart health and detect cardiovascular conditions with precision.
Overview
Cardiac catheterization is a minimally invasive procedure used to diagnose and treat various heart conditions. During this procedure, a thin, flexible tube (catheter) is inserted into a blood vessel and guided to your heart. This allows our cardiologists to measure pressures within your heart chambers, evaluate blood flow, and identify blockages in your coronary arteries. The procedure provides invaluable information that helps create personalized treatment plans.
Key Benefits
Discover the advantages of choosing our cardiac catheterization services.
Delivers the most precise and comprehensive cardiac assessment available in clinical medicine
Guides the most appropriate treatment decision between medication, angioplasty, and surgery
Single visit can combine diagnosis and treatment saving time and reducing patient anxiety
Provides definitive answers when non-invasive testing has been inconclusive
Short recovery time with most patients discharged within 24 hours of the procedure
Clinical Features
The technology, techniques and clinical approach behind our cardiac catheterization.
Comprehensive diagnostic assessment of coronary arteries, heart chambers, and valves
Simultaneous treatment possible — angioplasty or stenting can be performed in the same session
Precise pressure measurement including pulmonary artery pressure for heart failure assessment
Gold standard investigation for pre-surgical cardiac evaluation before major procedures
Radial (wrist) access option for enhanced patient comfort and same-day discharge
The Procedure
Step-by-step guide to what you can expect during your cardiac catheterization procedure.
Comprehensive Cardiac Review
Your cardiologist reviews all available investigations including ECG, echocardiogram, stress test, and blood results before recommending cardiac catheterisation to obtain the precise haemodynamic or anatomical information needed to guide your treatment plan.
Thorough Preparation and Consent
Our team walks you through every detail of the procedure, confirms your consent, reviews kidney function and allergy status, adjusts medications as needed, and ensures fasting and preparation instructions are clearly understood before your admission.
Comfortable Access and Monitoring Setup
Local anaesthesia is applied at the catheter insertion site — wrist or groin — and continuous ECG, blood pressure, and oxygen monitoring is established. Most patients find the insertion of the catheter causes only brief minimal discomfort under effective local anaesthesia.
Catheter Advancement and Pressure Measurement
Your cardiologist advances the catheter precisely into the heart chambers, coronary arteries, or pulmonary circulation under fluoroscopic guidance, measuring pressures, oxygen saturations, and cardiac output at each position to build a complete haemodynamic picture of your heart's function.
Contrast Injection and Imaging
Contrast dye is injected to visualise coronary arteries, heart chambers, or valves in real time on the X-ray screen. Multiple angiographic views are acquired to provide your cardiologist with the most comprehensive and accurate assessment of your specific cardiac anatomy and pathology.
Results Discussion and Treatment Planning
Before you leave, your cardiologist explains the catheterisation findings clearly and discusses the recommended management plan — whether medication, angioplasty, valve intervention, or surgery — so you leave with complete clarity about your heart health and next steps.
What to Expect
The procedure typically takes 30-60 minutes. You will be given local anesthesia and may receive sedation to help you relax. Most patients experience minimal discomfort. After the procedure, you will need to lie flat for several hours while the insertion site heals.
Recovery
Most patients go home the same day or the next morning. Avoid strenuous activities for 48-72 hours. You may experience bruising at the insertion site, which resolves within a week. Follow-up appointments will be scheduled to discuss results and treatment options.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about cardiac catheterization.
Related Services
Explore other services in our Cardiology department.
Coronary Angioplasty/PTCA
Check Angio(A)
Peripheral Angioplasty
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