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Cardiac Catheterization provides invasive coronary and haemodynamic assessment and may proceed directly to PCI.
Cardiac Catheterization provides invasive coronary and haemodynamic assessment and may proceed directly to PCI. Its value depends on appropriate patient selection, interpretation of what the angiogram shows, antithrombotic and renal safety, and rapid recognition of vascular, ischaemic, rhythm, neurologic and mechanical complications.