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Diagnostic cardiac catheterization: Other diagnostic cardiac catheterization: Assessment of cardiac contractility: Other

Your heart has been examined.

The heart pumps blood through the body. In the process, the blood flows through blood vessels. The blood supplies all areas of the body with oxygen and nutrients.

The heart is composed of a thick muscle layer and a thin membrane in the heart interior. An external sac, the pericardium, surrounds the heart. This sac consists of a tight membrane.

You had a heart catheter test. A catheter is a thin tube. This tube is inserted into a blood vessel in the groin or arm, and pushed further in. Various instruments can be pushed at the front of the tube. This enables the heart, and blood vessels to and from the heart, to be assessed. The testing enables an assessment of how the heart is working.

The heart catheter examination is used to see how well your heart can pump the blood to your body. To do this, measurements were taken, amongst other things to see how well your heart muscle is contracting.

Additional indicator

If necessary, additional letters are appended to OPS codes to indicate which side of the body is affected.

  • L: Left
  • R: Right
  • B: Both sides

Further information

Note

Your doctor will assist you with any health-related questions and explain the OPS code to you in a direct consultation if necessary.

Source

Provided by the non-profit organization “Was hab’ ich?” gemeinnützige GmbH on behalf of the Federal Ministry of Health (BMG).