Procedimiento (segunda parte)

A continuación se introduce un catéter de diagnóstico, que es un tubo largo y estrecho, por el introductor y sobre la guía metálica de 0,875 centímetros (0,35"), dentro del vaso sanguíneo. A continuación se lleva este catéter hacia la aorta y se retira la guía metálica. Una vez que el catéter está ubicado en la abertura u ostium de una de las arterias coronarias, el médico inyecta colorante y toma una serie de radiografías (película de las imágenes).

Fecha de revisión: 5/30/2006
Versión en inglés revisada por: Alan Berger, MD, Assistant Professor, Divisions of Cardiology and Epidemiology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN. Review provided byVeriMed Healthcare Network.
Traducción y localización realizada por: DrTango, Inc.

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