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Right heart catheterization

Catheter for insertion into a pulmonary artery Medical intervention Swan sitting on its packaging A pulmonary artery catheter (PAC), also known as a Swan-Ganz catheter, thermodilution catheter, or right heart catheter, is a balloon-tipped catheter that is inserted into a pulmonary artery in a procedure known as pulmonary artery catheterization or right heart catheterization.

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