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Throwback Thursday: Cardiac Cath lab, 1970s
Cath is medical shorthand for cardiac catheterization, a procedure that utilizes thin, hollow tube called catheters to examine heart function and to look for coronary disease. Physicians can measure pressure and blood flow through your heart by injecting contrast dye through the catheter and taking x-rays to follow the dye's progress through your coronary arteries. More »