Cardiac Catheterization Cpt Procedure
CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION
CPT PROCEDURE
Joanne Johnson
AHLT 255 – Advanced Coding
Abstract
Cardiac catheterization or Heart catheterization is a common diagnostic procedure for many heart-related problems. It examines blood flow to the heart and test how well the heart is pumping. It is the only test that is 100% accurate for diagnosis of possible blockages is a heart cath. Having a catheterization done can prevent heart attacks that cause muscle damage to the heart. Before the procedure you are given medication that helps you to relax and allows you to be awake, but not nervous at all. This test can measure blood pressure within the heart and how much oxygen is in the blood. Catheters are also used to inject dye into the coronary arteries.
CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION CPT PROCEDURE
A common medical diagnostic procedure used to examine the heart. This test can measure blood pressure within the heart and how much oxygen is in the blood. It's also used to get information about the pumping ability of the heart muscle. Catheterization is a valuable tool in detecting and treating abnormalities of the heart. Through the use of fluoroscopic (x-ray) guidance, a catheter, which may resemble a balloon-tipped tube, is strung through the veins or arteries into the heart, so the cardiologist can monitor a body's various functions at each moment.
History
Cardiac Catheterizations long history dates back to 1711 when Stephen Hales placed catheters into the right and left ventricles of a living horse. (Mueller., 1995) During the 1840s, developments were made by Claude Bernard after studying cardiac psysiology and performing variations to the procedure.
The first human procedure was performed in 1929 by Werner Forssmann who created an incision into his left antecubital vein and then inserted a catheter into his venous system, guiding the catheter by fluoroscopy into his right atrium. The next year, he repeated the procedure into his right ventricle, later winning him the
CPT PROCEDURE
Joanne Johnson
AHLT 255 – Advanced Coding
Abstract
Cardiac catheterization or Heart catheterization is a common diagnostic procedure for many heart-related problems. It examines blood flow to the heart and test how well the heart is pumping. It is the only test that is 100% accurate for diagnosis of possible blockages is a heart cath. Having a catheterization done can prevent heart attacks that cause muscle damage to the heart. Before the procedure you are given medication that helps you to relax and allows you to be awake, but not nervous at all. This test can measure blood pressure within the heart and how much oxygen is in the blood. Catheters are also used to inject dye into the coronary arteries.
CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION CPT PROCEDURE
A common medical diagnostic procedure used to examine the heart. This test can measure blood pressure within the heart and how much oxygen is in the blood. It's also used to get information about the pumping ability of the heart muscle. Catheterization is a valuable tool in detecting and treating abnormalities of the heart. Through the use of fluoroscopic (x-ray) guidance, a catheter, which may resemble a balloon-tipped tube, is strung through the veins or arteries into the heart, so the cardiologist can monitor a body's various functions at each moment.
History
Cardiac Catheterizations long history dates back to 1711 when Stephen Hales placed catheters into the right and left ventricles of a living horse. (Mueller., 1995) During the 1840s, developments were made by Claude Bernard after studying cardiac psysiology and performing variations to the procedure.
The first human procedure was performed in 1929 by Werner Forssmann who created an incision into his left antecubital vein and then inserted a catheter into his venous system, guiding the catheter by fluoroscopy into his right atrium. The next year, he repeated the procedure into his right ventricle, later winning him the