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Right Heart Catheterization.

A procedure using a Swan-Ganz catheter to measure pressures in the right side of the heart and pulmonary arteries. Essential for diagnosing pulmonary hypertension and evaluating patients before heart transplant or LVAD.

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What is right heart catheterization?

A procedure using a Swan-Ganz catheter to measure pressures in the right side of the heart and pulmonary arteries. Essential for diagnosing pulmonary hypertension and evaluating patients before heart transplant or LVAD.

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