He has had all sorts of tests done and up until last night they said all was good except his blood flow was slightly lower than what it should be yet he was getting proper flow to all of his legs and arms. They were going to run a angiogram this morning but a test came back regarding his kidneys which caused them to not want to do the angiogram because they are worried the kidneys might be damaged in some way and the angiogram could make them worse.
This is angiogram showing aorta, its branches and renal arteries and kidney outlines are seen.
renal vessels provide blood supply to the kidneys.
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I've had numbers of problems with my kidneys in the past. In 2007 I had kidney failure and never went to see a doc due to not having insurance. I now have a heart murmur. I went to see my primary doc to see if i should get an agiogram, he said not to go now but wait till you get insurance and get it done. I wont have insurance for another 2 years due to pre-existing conditions. Im worried that I may in fact have a coronary block and should go get it looked at.
so there it is and one other observation was when under going the angiogram and having dye injected into the heart, i experienced intensive visual auras, the medical proffessionals said its normal as the dye causes it, drink lots of water tea etc and wash it out of the kidneys, the auras will go away, they were right. however only on the day.
I am now wondering if the kidneys are causing something which results in auras without headaches.
If anyone can help me then please let me know.
My father had a ct scan of the heart today and was told that calcium deposits were found. He also was told that his kidneys are not functioning properly so a previous scheduled angiogram was not performed. What causes the calcium deposits and how serious of an illness is this for him? He is 65 yrs old and never asks questions.
If kidney, heart and liver problems have been taken care of, then the pain and swelling in the legs could be due to varicose veins with faulty valves of the deep vein causing venous pooling. A dopplar study or angiogram of the blood vessels of the leg should be done. Wearing a hose or stocking specially designed for varicose veins may help.
Hope this helps. Please let me know if there is any thing else and do keep me posted. Take care!
BACNS, or benign angiitis of the central nervous system, is one type of primary angitis of the CNS (PACNS). There are a few types of PACNS, including GACNS (a pathologic diagnosis made by biopsy), and BACNS, a diagnosis which is made by angiography (a procedure whereby dye is injected into the blood vessels of the brain and they are visualized).
Some are left dominant where the LAD and LCX supply most of the back of the heart. Some are right dominant where the RCA does this job. You simply have a dominant right side which supplies the back of the heart and I believe probably the AV node too. It's really just the way your plumbing is made up and is of no concern at all. Your LCX will be a relatively short vessel compared to someone who is left dominant because the LCX comes from the LAD (left anterior descending).
If there are blockages, a stent implant (usually done at time of angiogram) will increase the diameter of the occlusion/occlusions permitting more blood to the deficit area. Sometimes the area of blockage can not be stented because of location, tortuous segment, too long, etc...then a bypass surgical operation may be the only remedy.
Alternatively, some people find relief from chest pain with medication.
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