Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory

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Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory Definition

An establishment staffed, equipped, and licensed for performing invasive and non-invasive cardiovascular procedures (e.g. diagnostic heart catheterization, selective coronary angiography and graft angiography, angioplasty, stent placement, endomyocaridal biopsy, valvuloplasty, etc.) used to diagnose and treat various cardiac and circulatory diseases. Cardiac catheterization laboratory may either be part of a hospital, affiliated with a hospital, or exist as a free-standing facility.

Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory Synonyms

Terms in Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory category

Free-Standing Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory