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Cardiac Cath and
Angiocardiography
SPRING 2011
Catherization Studies
and Procedures
•Adults
•Children
Basic Diagnostic Studies of the
Vascular System for Adults
Cath of the LT side of the heart:
ADULTS
• Catheter introduced into
the radial, brachial or
femoral artery to the
ascending aorta
• Aortic root angio is
performed to document
competence of the aortic
valve
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Aorta Root Angiography
• Normal means backward
flow of the contrast media
into the LT ventricle
during injection
• Atrial oximetry and blood
pressure within aorta are
measured
• Then advanced into the
LT ventricle
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LT Ventriculography
• Provides info on valvular
competence
• Interventricular septal
integrity
• Efficiency of the pumping
action of LT ventricle
• Pressure measurements
are made
• When systolic (LT
ventricle) does not match
systolic (aorta)- could
mean aortic stenosis
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Coronary Angiography
• Allows the extent of intracoronary stenosis to be
evaluated
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Coronary Angiography
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Coronary Angiography
LT coronary
artery
Normal LT coronary Artery
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Cath of the RT side
of the heart:
ADULTS
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Cath of the RT side of the heart:
ADULTS
• Pressure measurements
– Used to determine valvular heart disease
– Congestive heart failure
– Pulmonary hypertension
– Cardiomyopathies
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Exercise Hemodynamics
• For evaluation of valvular disease
– When fatigue and dyspnea are present
• Simultaneous catherization is done and
pressure measurements of RT & LT heart is
taken
– At rest
– With exertion
• Catheter is placed in:
– An artery (femoral or brachial)
– Vein (femoral or basilic)
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Basic Diagnostic Studies of the
Vascular System for Children
• For evaluation of specific hemodynamic
data
– Selected aspects of cardiac function
– Congenital heart defects
• Methods are different according to age
and size of the heart
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Advanced Diagnostic Studies of the
Vascular System for Adults &
Children
• Biopsy catheter with
bioptome tip is
inserted into jugular
or femoral vein into
RT ventricle
• Jaws are opened and
many biopsies are
taken
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Bioptome Biopsies
• Used to monitor
cardiac transplants for
tissue rejection
• And to differentiate
between various
types of
cardiomyopathies
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Studies of the Conduction System
for Adults & Children
Mulipolar catheters are inserted in
•High RT atrium near sinus node
•Atrioventricular apex
•Coronary sinus
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Studies of the Conduction System
for Adults & Children
• Sometimes 3 introducer sheaths are
placed in one vein
– Femoral
– Internal jugular vein
– Subclavian vein
• Cathodes serve a dual function
– Record electrical signals
– Pace the heart
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Interventional Procedures of the
Vascular System: Adults
• Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary
Angioplasty (PTCA)
– Also known as balloon angioplasty
– Employs balloon to dilate the coronary artery
stenosis
• The placement of the catheter is placed
much in the same way as standard
coronary angiography
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PTCA cont
• Special steerable PTCA
guidewire is used.
• Guidewire is advanced to
stenotic area through the
balloon catheter
• Balloon is pushed
through to the stenotic
area
• Balloon is inflated and
compresses fatty
deposits
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PTCA cont
• Followed by
arteriography to make
sure it blood is flowing
• This may be done
repeated times to
assure maximum
dilatation
• Restenosis occurs in
30-50% of patients
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PTCA
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PTCA with Stent placement
• Similar to PTCA alone
except a stent is
placed
• Restenosis is lower
for pt’s who do this
rather than
conventional
angioplasty alone
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PTCA with Stenting
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PTCA with Stent Placement
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• Atherectomy devices
remove the fatty deposit
or thrombus material
within artery
Atherectomy
• Directional coronary
atherectomy devices
having a specialized
cutting device to shave
out the plaque
• There is a special nose
cone that collect the free
floating particles
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Percutaneous transluminal
coronary rotational atherectomy
• The tip is a football shape
and is embedded with
diamond particles
• Special torque guidewire
between 160,000200,000 rpm
• The plaque is pulverized
into particles the size of
RBC’s and removed by
the reticuloendothial
system
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Interventional Procedures of the
Vascular System: Children
• Balloon Septostomy to
enlarge a patent foramen
ovale or preexisting atrial
septal defect
• This allows mixing of RT
and LT blood
– Resulting in improved
arterial oxygenation
• Balloon is passed through
atrial septal opening into the
LT atrium, inflated with
contrast and pulled back
through the orifice
– Causes septum to tear
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Balloon Septostomy with
Transeptal System Approach
• When there is not a
preexisting hole in the
atrial septum
– Transeptal approach is
used
– Catheter with knife is
employed into LT atrium
blade is opened and pulled
back through RT atrium
– Then balloon septostomy
may be performed to open
the hole more
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Interventional Procedures of the
Conduction System: Adults &
Children
• Antiarrhythmic
devices
– Pacemakers
– Implantable
cardioverter
defibrillators
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CXR with Pacemaker
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Post Catheterization Care
• Firm pressure is applied to puncture site for 1530 minutes
• Wound sites are cleaned and dressed
• The patient will be observed in recovery for 4-8
hours
• The insertion site will be checked frequently for
signs of bleeding.
• Medications and discharge instructions are
given
• Lots of fluid should be taken in
• Vital signs should be monitored for 24 hours
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Cardiac Catheterization
Trends
Trends
• Vascular brachytherapy- technique where
radiation is delivered to an area of a
previously stented artery using
endovascular techniques
• Drug eluting stents- drug coated stents
used for treatment of CAD to reduce
restenosis
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MRI
• Is becoming more sophisticated and
having greater detail and resolution
• Allows for is to be used more often for the
cardiovascular system
• MRA is now able to assess anomalies in
the coronary arteries
– And identify calcifications in the coronary
arteries and bypass grafts
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Electron Beam CT
• Can detect heart disease at it earliest and
most treatable stages
– Measures the amount of coronary calcium,
• Electron Beam angiography is a simple
and noninvasive technique that uses IV
contrast media injection
– Effective for visualization of great vessels,
carotid arteries and peripheral vasculature
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