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Diagnostic cardiac catheterization: Other diagnostic cardiac catheterization: Coronary angiography using pressure wire to measure intracoronary pressure

Your heart’s coronary arteries have been examined.

The heart is supplied with oxygen-rich blood via the coronary arteries. The coronary arteries are blood vessels that run around the outside of the heart.

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 examination enables an assessment of how the heart is working and whether the coronary vessels have narrowed.

To examine the coronary arteries, a contrast substance is injected into the blood. The coronary arteries can then be viewed on a screen using an X-ray machine. The testing involved measuring the pressure in your heart’s coronary arteries.

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).