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. 2020 Jan 5;12(1):e6570. doi: 10.7759/cureus.6570

Table 4. Responses to questions on cardiac catheterization.

  Response  Frequency, (%)
Knows the difference between diagnostic and therapeutic catheterization No 684 (69.5%)
  Yes 300 (30.4%)
Who does the catheterization Any doctor 58 (5.8%)
  cardiac surgeon 466 (47.3%)
  Interventional cardiologist 163 (16.5%)
  Don't know 297 (30.1%)
Use of contrast in the catheterization No 102 (10.3%)
  Yes 274 (27.8%)
  Don’t know 608 (61.7%)
What is the access of the catheterization Arm or thigh vessels 599 (60.8%)
  Mouth 34 (3.4%)
  Directly through to the heart 50 (5.0%)
  Don't know 301 (30.5%)
Can a catheterization be a one-day procedure No 310 (31.5%)
  Yes 385 (39.1%)
  Don’t know 289 (29.3%)
Can stent be inserted using a catheterization  No 29 (2.9%)
  Yes 613 (62.2%)
  Don’t know 342 (34.7%)
Would you agree on a catheterization if needed?  No 45 (4.5%)
  Yes 771 (78.3%)
  Don’t know 168 (17.0%)