CVA
Physicians perform cardiac catheterizations at most Louisville area hospitals.
Many cardiac caths are performed in our own outpatient catheter-ization
lab located at the Springs Office. There are several advantages to a procedure
at CVA cath lab including a more comfortable, relaxed atmosphere with
better maintained schedule times because there are no emergency procedures
as in a hospital setting. A cardiac catheterization requires only a local
anesthetic.The patient stays awake during the procedure. Most patients
are ready to go home in a few hours. A cardiac cath is a procedure, also
known as a arteriogram. A slender tube (catheter) is inserted into a blood
vessel in the groin or arm and guided through the arteries into the heart
where the coronary arteries are visualized by injecting a "contrast
dye." X-rays are taken to monitor the dye as it flows through the
arteries. This allows the cardiologist to visualize the coronary arteries
to determine if the arteries narrow or are blocked by build up of plaque
which can restrict blood flow and oxygen supply to the heart.
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