The Cardiac Cath Report provides the overall clinical results of the catheterization procedure and interventions. In many cases, more detailed information is optionally available in other reports …

This article aims to explain the standard nomenclature used in catheterisation reports and provide further insight for GPs into the management of their patients in the cardiac catheter lab.

Reason for request: evaluation of decompensated heart failure with chest pain. Procedure requested: left heart cath Date of request: January 2, 2013 Requested by: John Grey, MD

DESCRIPTION OF PROCEDURE: The indications, risks, and benefits of cardiac catheterization and the procedure were fully explained to the patient and consent was obtained.

Feb 21, 2025 · Report any swelling, pain or bleeding at the puncture site, or if you have chest pain. If you had an additional procedure during the cardiac cath, you may have to spend the night in the …

Lotsa Oxygen. A single cath with two sets of hemodynamics—includes dissolved oxygen. If non-zero PO2 values are entered in the CALCULATION OVERRIDE window, dissolved oxygen is calculated. …

Aug 1, 2016 · Let’s break down the documentation for a percutaneous diagnostic non-congenital cardiac catheterization to better understand what you must abstract from a report to code appropriately.

Aug 5, 2025 · Results from cardiac catheterization give important details about the heart muscle, heart valves and blood vessels in the heart. During the procedure, a doctor can open a narrowed artery or …

Creating the best cardiac cath lab procedure report is the first step to bettering patient care and maximizing reimbursement in this competitive and complex zone.

Cardiac catheterization can be used to measure how much blood the heart pumps out per minute (cardiac output), to detect birth defects of the heart, and to detect and biopsy tumors affecting the …