Get Virtual Care
For Businesses
About Us
A member asked:
If you scheduled for a heart catheterization and you develop a bladder infection, does it need to heal before the heart catheterization procedure?
3 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
UTI: As long as you are under treatment you can undergo heart catherization.
Answered 1/1/2014
4.6k views
Thank
UTI's: No elective invasive diagnostic or surgical procedure should be performed in the presence of infection. Yes, you should wait unless is declared an emergency.
Answered 1/5/2019
4.6k views
Thank
Related Questions
A member asked:
What procedure can be done to eliminate infection in leg after blood vessel graft following heart bypass?
A doctor has provided 1 answer
A member asked:
I am having a heart catherization this week. Can my insulin pump be in the room while that procedure is done?
5 doctors weighed in across 3 answers
A member asked:
Could you please give me a detailed description for heart catherization procedure.?
A doctor has provided 1 answer
A member asked:
Can broad spectrum antibiotics (for bladder infection) be bad for and affect effectiveness of someone taking diuretic treatment for heart failure?
A doctor has provided 1 answer
People also searched for:
I take nitrofurantoin against my bladder infection. Can I still do exercise like jogging or do I risk to damage my heart?
What are the risks of doing a Heart Catheterization if the arteries turns out to be normal? can you still die from the procedure?
I am getting a heart ablation. what happens if i need to use the restroom during the procedure? i am getting sedation so i would be aware of that and i am so nervous that i will be uncomfortable from bladder
Is it true that a heart catheterization procedure is dangerous?
Hoping you can tell me, is heart catheterization procedure dangerous?
Didn't find what you're looking for?
90,000 U.S. doctors in 147 specialties are here to answer your questions or offer you advice, prescriptions, and more.
Ask your questionMore of what we treat
Content on HealthTap (including answers) should not be used for medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment, and interactions on HealthTap do not create a doctor-patient relationship. Never disregard or delay professional medical advice in person because of anything on HealthTap. Call your doctor or 911 if you think you may have a medical emergency.
HIPAASecure
SOC 2 Type 2Certified
JCAHOAccredited
Download HealthTap
Video visit and message your doctor
