During coronary angioplasty, balloon catheters are inserted into the femoral art!


Question: During coronary angioplasty, balloon catheters are inserted into the femoral artery then to heart!. !?
what are the major arteries which the catheter passes thru on its way from the left femoral artery to the left coronary artery!.Www@Answer-Health@Com


Answers:
right sided heart catherization: femoral VEIN --> to the inferior vena cava or through basilic --> superior vena cava!. then, the catheter is advanced to right atrium to th right ventricle!.

left sided heart cath!. femoral or brachial ARTERY --> aorta, across the aortic valve --> left ventricleWww@Answer-Health@Com

The "med student" is 100% correctWww@Answer-Health@Com





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