Cardiac catheterization represents a simultaneous diagnostic and therapeutic medical procedure performed in the hospital. The doctor uses it to detect some diseases of the heart and arteries, and to verify the efficiency of the heart muscle. It also enables him to perform some interventional medical procedures necessary to treat a number of heart and blood vessel diseases.
(Reasons for performing cardiac catheterization)
Cardiac catheterization is recommended to diagnose or treat a number of conditions:
Coronary artery disease.
Congenital heart defects.
Microvascular diseases of the heart.
Heart valve diseases.
Heart failure.
Treatment of clogged arteries by installing a stent (mesh).
Imam Al-Hujjah Hospital provides you with catheterization treatment services under the supervision of Dr. Hussein Al-Kurdi, daily in the morning (9:00 – 1:00) and in the evening (4:00 – 8:00).
