title: The debate over cardiac catheterization.
abstract: At first glance, there would seem to be little controversy over cardiac catheterization, a diagnostic procedure used to evaluate problems with heart function and blood supply. In a typical cardiac catheterization, a long thin tube is inserted through blood vessels into the heart to evaluate blood pressure, inject dye, and take x-rays.
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authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Berlin
mesh_terms: D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards; D006749:Hospital Design and Construction; D006801:Humans; D007753:Laboratories / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009515:New Jersey; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011787:Quality of Health Care