Catheterization is particularly useful in the diagnosis of occult systemic to pulmonary shunts, congenital heart disease, and distal pulmonary artery stenosis.

Hemodynamic consequences such as increased pulmonary venous pressure ... as coronary artery disease. The prognosis of severe diastolic heart failure is similar to that of systolic heart failure.

The first, top number represents your systolic blood pressure, which tells you how much pressure your blood exerts against ...