Cardiac Catheterization
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What Affects the Test
Reasons you may not be able to have the test or why the results may not be helpful include:
- Extreme anxiety that causes high blood pressure and irregular heartbeats.
- Kidney or liver failure.
- Inability to follow directions during the procedure.
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September 13, 2007- Author:
- Maria G. Essig, MS, ELS
Robin Parks, MS - Medical Review:
- E. Gregory Thompson, MD - Internal Medicine
Stephen Fort, MD, MRCP, FRCPC - Interventional Cardiology
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