title: [Ambulatory heart catheterization. Initial experience].
abstract: Development of cardiovascular surgical techniques and more recently, balloon angioplasty, has resulted in a dramatic increase in the number of cardiac catheterizations performed. Previously, the usual policy was to admit the patient to the hospital for several days. Various series of patients submitted to ambulatory cardiac catheterizations have revealed that this procedure con be performed safely, with a potential reduction in hospital and patients costs, better utilization of medical beds and good image quality. In this study we present our initial experience in this kind of outpatient procedure.
authors.affiliation: Dpto. Cardiología y Cirugía Cardiovascular, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Navarra.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Alzamora
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Calabuig
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Alegría
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Fidalgo
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Abecia
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Martínez Caro
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000553:Ambulatory Care; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D017202:Myocardial Ischemia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011859:Radiography
vernacular_title: Cateterismo cardiaco ambulatorio. Experiencia inicial.