Angiograms are considered an invasive procedure, but they are very safe. I've had about a dozen with no more complication that a big bruise. You will be sedated, and won't remember much, and it will be pretty much painless.
Sharp pains are generally not cardiac in nature, but it is always wise to check out any chest pains, especially if you have high risk factors like obesity, diabetes, or certainly if you smoke.
If I had an Ejection Fraction of 73%, I'd be celebrating.
You better check with your doctors, I am not sure about the potential damage due to the radiation dose that you will take during the procedure.
Also if they discover blockages in your coronaries, I do not know about the risk of the medication that you will need.
I had a CT angiogram for heart this week. Compared to a regular angiogram or catheterization , the CT angiogram can be considered a noninvasive procedure. However, in your dad's case the CT angiogram may also be considered risky because of kidney problems. His kidneys may not be able to deal with the dye used for CT angiogram. I am not a doctor so here I am just giving advice based on my on experience.
s at, if there are collaterals, and calculate pressures in the heart. The chance of death or serious complications with a heart cath is about 750:1, but the information they get far outweighs the risk for most cases. I also doubt that he has no other symptoms, they may have progressed so slowly that you didn't notice them.
hello, i had a heart catherization procedure 4 weeks ago. All went well and looks like everything is healing fine. I had a bruise near the groin area that went away and the tiny little lump i had right under where they poked is going away. However, the artery next to the poked area is still a little swolen. It has not gotten bigger, but seems like it is taking to long. Shouldn't the artery swell go down by now? I am not in pain and going to work and even taking walks.
You could ask for a ct angiogram if you are worried, which is basically a non invasive scan.
However, to answer your questions, the angiogram is very safe as far as invasive procedures go. The biggest risks are stroke and heart attack, but for this to happen the cardiologist would basically have to disturb a chunk of blockage material in the arteries with his catheter wire.
It isn't really about odds, are you the likely or unlikely odd?
for some reason that same hand is tender over the top of my hand, where they put in the Angiogram camera tubing. I have had a groin Angiogram about 7 years ago. Even though I had this wrist discomfort, I would seriously ONLY ever recommend the wrist Angiogram, should you be reading my experience here.
As an example, my nuclear scan showed excellent results, but I had already had an angiogram. My angiogram showed a completely blocked LAD and a blockage in my LCx. My right artery was also totally blocked halfway down. Collateral vessels played a huge role. The amount of radiation used is not that high and risks are low.
hey my dad is suppose to go in for an angiogram but he fears what might happen to him if he does. i was wondering if there was possible any alternative procedure or something else he could possibly do.
Has anyone had an angiogram with the catheter inserted in arm or neck instead of the groin? I don't think I could take the groin without serious nerve spasms.
What is the difference between a CT angiogram and a heart catheritization. Which is better? I had a CTA of the aortic arch and neck. I've been having discomfort for weeks but the CTA was fine. I also have moderate mitral valve regurg which the doctor said does not need repairing. So I am confused as to what test give the best information for blockages,etc....
An arteriogram/angiogram is procedure with contrast dye to establish whether or not there vessel stenoisis (narrowing) that may effect the blood supply to specific heart location. The arteriogram can be an interventional procedure (cath moved through femur vessel) or non-intervention with CT scan that takes images.
What procedure have you had to determine ischemia (low blood supply) to the heart's apex of a heart wall? Do you have symptoms for the ischemia?
A nuclear stress test is about 85% accurate in finding CAD whereas a angiogram is 100% accurate. The angiogram also carries a 1 - 3% risk of complications, the most common risk, although very rare, is having an artery dissected during the procedure which results in emergency bypass surgery. Having said that, if I was told I needed one I would do it without hesitation. It is the gold standard of heart tests to determine if CAD is present.
I've recently had a 24 hour monitor, echo, renal scan, chemical stress test and the doctor said it showed that I have PVCs and PACs and that we should do an angiogram. Is that enough reason to do an angiogram? Would that suggest that I'm not getting enough blood to the left side of my heart? I feel fabulous and have no symptoms except occassionally I feel the PVCs when I'm tired, stressed or have had too much caffene.
t think a 64-slice CT-A is good enough to remove all doubt as to were you are as far as your heart is concerned plus you will be out $1,300, however, an Angiogram will. Below is what I found on a web site. That ought to tell you something.
"If the CT scan is normal or only mildly abnormal, it makes the likelihood of a severe blockage of the coronary arteries extraordinarily small.
Believe me, the risks of the procedure are minimal, to say the least. You will be given anti-anxiety meds before the procedure and will be largely out of it during the procedure. The difficult part is keeping your leg or arm still afterwards, they use arteries in either limb to gain access.
An angiogram will either rule in or out a problem. If there is no problem, you will have a baseline to compare if you have problems down the road. If you have a problem now it will be identified.
The only true test, which is a procedure, is the angiogram. My mom had the nuclear stress test and was told that it was not bad and a few months later she was totally plugged in two main arteries and about 99 percent plugged in the other. Have you had an echocardiogram yet? An echocardiogram can check the heart valves.
If the angiogram is not with a cath (invasive), what is going to be the procedure if the non-invasive test is positive?...it would require an invasive procedure. But if your mother's symptoms can be successfully treated with medication, there may not be a need for any procedure. I have blockages of coronary vessels (LAD completely blocked and another 72% blocked), I have been successfully treated for the past 6 years and no chest pain, etc.
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