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(Circulation. 1950;1:357.)
© 1950 American Heart Association, Inc.

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Catheterization of the Left Side of the Heart in Man

HENRY A. ZIMMERMAN M.D.¹; ROY W. SCOTT M.D.¹; NORMAN O. BECKER M.D.¹

¹ From the Department of Medicine, Western Reserve University, and the Medical Clinic, Cleveland City Hospital, Cleveland, Ohio.

The technic employed in catheterization of the left heart in man is described. A catheter is introduced into the left ulnar artery and passed through the brachial, axillary and subclavian arteries into the arch of the aorta. With the tip of the catheter at the root of the aorta, we have succeeded in entering the left ventricle only in patients with free aortic insufficiency due to syphilis. Failure to pass the aortic valves in normal subjects is discussed.

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