You are told after delivering your chest pain patient to the emergency department that he is on his way to the cardiac catheterization lab. How does this help the patient?
A) The surgeon can place a stent to open an occluded artery.
B) The patient has some blood drawn to check for cardiac enzyme levels.
C) The patient can have some aberrant conduction pathways cauterized.
D) An X-ray is taken to determine if the left ventricle is enlarged.
A
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