INTRACARDIAC CATHETERIZATION
Authors: P BROUSTET,  CASTAING, H BRICAUD,  MARTIN,  FEILLARD,  LACOUR
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1950)

Article1 March 1950INTRACARDIAC CATHETERIZATIONWALTER T. ZIMDAHL, M.D., DON W. CHAPMAN, M.D., F.A.C.P.WALTER T. ZIMDAHL, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, DON W. CHAPMAN, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-32-3-489 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptINTRODUCTIONIt is the purpose of this paper to present a group of 25 patients who have had venous catheterization of the right heart. We feel that this procedure has now reached a stage where it can be used as a valuable diagnostic aid in the complete clinical evaluation of patients with actual or suspected congenital heart disease. 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