Editing Cardiac catheterization (section)

==Complications==
Complications of cardiac catheterization and tools used during catheterization include, but not limited to:{{citation needed|date=March 2021}}
* Death
* Stroke
* Heart attack
* [[Ectopic beat|Ventricular ectopy]] and [[ventricular arrhythmia]]s
* [[Pericardial effusion]]
* Bleeding: internal and external
* Infection
* Radiation burn
* [[Contrast-induced nephropathy]] from contrast use

The likelihood of these risks depends on many factors that include the procedure being performed, the overall health state of the patient, situational (elective vs emergent), medications (e.g., [[anticoagulation]]), and more.{{citation needed|date=March 2021}}