A new catheter for percutaneous transfemoral right heart catheterization.
A new catheter for percutaneous transfemoral right heart catheterization is described. The catheter can also be used for pulmonary angiography and pulmonary wedgepressure recording. Because of the speed and efficiency with which this catheter may be used, we suggested a trial by physicians involved in right heart catheterization pulmonary angiography.
D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D005268:Femoral Vein; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011859:Radiography