Complications of Diagnostic Cardiac Catheterization in National Heart Centre, Nepal

Abstract

INTRODUCTIONCardiac catheterization includes catheterization and related angiography for example coronary angiography, left ventriculography, left heart study and right heart study. Cardiac catheterization is an invasive intervention that being increasingly used both for diagnosis and treatment. With improvement in technology and experience, pharmacologic development, the indications for this procedure are increasing. The decision to perform cardiac catheterization must be based on a careful balance of risk of procedure against the anticipated benefit to the patient. These invasive procedures hence are associated with complications.Till date no such studies are done regarding catheterization procedures and its complications in Nepal. This study aims to evaluate complications associated with diagnostic catheterizations and hence its safety and anticipated risk in Nepalese context.