catheterization

Cultural  

1. Insertion of a catheter into the body. Common types of this procedure include cardiac catheterization, in which a catheter is inserted into the heart through a vein in the arm to diagnose heart disease, and urinary bladder catheterization, in which a catheter is inserted into the urethra to permit urine to flow out of the urinary bladder.

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Example Sentences

“If a patient has no complaints like chest pain they don’t need catheterization and don’t need a stent,” he says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

Following a heart catheterization, Stevens was informed that he had suffered a minor heart attack.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 10, 2025

"The findings suggest that patients with stable chest pain and a coronary artery calcium score of zero may not require invasive coronary angiography using cardiac catheterization because the risk of cardiovascular events is so low."

From Science Daily • Mar. 5, 2024

In January 2022, Lopez Obrador underwent cardiac catheterization and was found to be in good health.

From Reuters • Apr. 23, 2023

Within minutes, Miele was on a table in the cardiac catheterization laboratory, awaiting angioplasty to unclog his artery—a procedure that many cardiologists say has become the gold standard in heart attack treatment.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times