[Guidelines of the Spanish Society of Cardiology on requirements and equipment in hemodynamic and interventional cardiology].
In the last 20 years the work performed in catheterization laboratories has changed greatly, and while also taking the diagnostic aspects also into account, interventional cardiology has acquired an important role. Work in the catheterisation laboratory has evolved from only diagnostic studies of cardiac anatomy and function, and evaluation of potential surgical candidates, to interventional procedures mainly based on catheters techniques. As new diagnostic and interventional procedures are now available, human and technical requirements of the catheterization laboratory have changed. The aim of this report is to make an update of the requirements needed to perform diagnostic and interventional procedures in the cardiac catheterization laboratory.
Morís De La Tassa
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Sociedad Española de Cardiología, Hospital Central de Asturias, Ovieda, Spain. cemo@infonegocio.com
Cequier Fillat
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Moreu Burgos
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Pérez Hernández
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Aguirre Salcedo
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D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000592:standards*; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures; D002309:Cardiology / Q000193:education; D002983:Clinical Competence; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D006268:Health Facilities; D006282:Health Personnel; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D006334:Heart Function Tests / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D006439:Hemodynamics; D006801:Humans; D008020:Life Support Care; D012151:Resuscitation