catheterization
noun
cath·e·ter·i·za·tion
ˌka-thə-tə-rə-ˈzā-shən 
ˌkath-tə-rə-
: the use of or introduction of a catheter (as in or into the bladder, trachea, or heart)
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Researchers continue to develop novel treatments and techniques, such as using cross-sectional imaging for catheterization or new fetal surgeries.17
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Congenital heart defects (CHDs) are abnormalities of the heart’s structure that are present at birth.
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Mark Gurarie, Verywell Health, 18 Sep. 2024
The hospital’s new EP lab also has a catheterization lab and an interventional radiology lab.
—Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 17 June 2024
This led to another heart catheterization, which discovered restenosis that caused a 95% blockage.
—Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 11 Apr. 2024
In 2021, approximately 695,000 people — or one in five — died of heart disease in the U.S.
Along with in-patient care, the hospital will now have a catheterization lab with STEMI care — a type of heart attack.
—The Courier-Journal, 18 Mar. 2024
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Mark Gurarie, Verywell Health, 18 Sep. 2024
The hospital’s new EP lab also has a catheterization lab and an interventional radiology lab.
—Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 17 June 2024
This led to another heart catheterization, which discovered restenosis that caused a 95% blockage.
—Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 11 Apr. 2024
In 2021, approximately 695,000 people — or one in five — died of heart disease in the U.S.
Along with in-patient care, the hospital will now have a catheterization lab with STEMI care — a type of heart attack.
—The Courier-Journal, 18 Mar. 2024
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“Catheterization.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/catheterization. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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catheterization
noun
cath·e·ter·iza·tion
variants
or British catheterisation
: the use of or insertion of a catheter (as in or into the bladder, trachea, or heart)
catheterize
transitive verb
or British catheterise
catheterized or British catheterised; catheterizing or British catheterising
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