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Can heart cath show how shtrong your heart is ?

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It can show.: Cath. Can show how atrong the heart is, how good the blood vessels are, but certain things cannot be made out by cardiac cath. Like arrythmogenic areas of heart(which makes the heart to beat irregulalry out of control sometimes). Electrophysilogical studies of heart by the specialized cardiologists helps with those . Awe don't need an expensive, invasive proce.With risks like allergy, bleeding, inju.

Answered 11/7/2013

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Dr. James Chapman answered

Specializes in Cardiology

Yes: Often in a heart cath, a left ventriculgram is done. In this image, a large volume of contrast is power injected into the left ventricular cavity to allow the doctor to watch the heart contracting. This gives information about the size, strength and wall motion of the heart muscle.

Answered 11/23/2013

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