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Please help! what is the difference between an cardiac intervention and a cardiac diagnostic procedure?

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Army?: It's like reconnaissance versus "search and destroy" missions. Diagnostic invasive procedures or heart caths inject dye down the artery to see the problem. Intervention means they've put a wire and balloon (usually followed by a stent) as well down the artery to "intervene" and fix the problem.

Answered 2/2/2014

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