Angiogram procedure complications

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Avatar m tn For most cardiologists an angiogram is a routine examination with little risk. Complications occur in about 1%. Most of them are bleeding issues after the procedure and are normally easy solved. A CT angiogram carries almost no risk but provides less (reliable) information..
Avatar n tn You can't get much less invasive than an Angiogram. Just a tiny incision in the groin area as opposed to having your sternum seperated and the rib cage pulled apart. Risks with Angiograms are miniscule. If they find something life threatening they can treat it at the same time. What is it that puts you off Angio technology in particular? Personally I think its the best thing since the invention of the wheel.
Avatar n tn 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.
Avatar f tn I have just been scheduled for an angiogram and I'm scared to no end I have a 3 year old son I love to death same as my soon to be wife. I'm so scared something will go wrong during the surgery how coming are complications? Also my ej is 73 is this bad?
Avatar n tn excessive bleeding at the site of the incision, infection at the incision site, allergic reaction to the contrast dye. Serious complications which are very rare occurrence include blood clots, stroke, kidney or blood vessel damage. It is best that you inform your doctor about this for proper evaluation. Additional diagnostic tests such as echocardiogram may be indicated. Take care and do keep us posted.
678571 tn?1228012270 I usually go to a cardiologist in another city. But my cardiologist could not perform my scheduled angiogram. My symptoms before this angiogram were chest pain with exertion of any kind. After this angiogram, I have had blood pressure problems, breathing problems, dry cough, shortness of breath and all the other symptoms that my cardiologist wanted me to do an angiogram for. He had said that if I needed an other stent put in. I would need a bypass even though I have small vessels.
Avatar f tn I am having my lead extracted at Brigham and Womens in Boston and would like to feel a little more confident about the procedure. My venogram and CT chest angiogram indicate an unocluded vein but was told that the lead can still be attached to the vein wall when the surgery is done and can lead to complication. Has anyone had lead extraction surgery within the past year?
Avatar n tn I had a vein that was closed after a bypass procedure and they looked for 30 minutes in a standard angiogram procedure to try and find it. At one point they believed they had, but a CT angiogram found the vein and it was in a totally different area.
776302 tn?1241091853 Has anybody out there had any side effects or complications from the angiogram test, the cardiac catherization? Please let me know if you have had any.
Avatar n tn nuclear stress test 1 week ago showed restricted blood flow. Angiogram done. One of the grafts has backed up blood which is restricting flow. Doc said may get better with exercise or stent the original blocked artery which is a 5 yr old stent on right side that is 90% blocked. Unsure what to do grafts on left side are doing great. What do u think Bill S.
Avatar f tn 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.
Avatar n tn I have had a angiogram 10 years ago and everything was clear, no blockages anywhere. Now, there is slight angina more often than it used to seem to occur, but when I excercise, nothing hurts, all is well. Blood tests are all OK, but the physician suggested the CT scan.
Avatar f tn That is what normally happens to a vein, it simply collapses. They couldn't even see mine on an angiogram, it took a ct scan to find them. As for the prognosis, it's difficult to say. If he had a triple bypass as you say, then the usual procedure is to put the LIMA (left internal mammary artery) to the bottom of the LAD, and a Vein further up the same vessel. The third vein would have been for a different vessel, probably a Diagonal or maybe the left circumflex.
Avatar m tn This Thursday, I am scheduled to have a second cath, this time a radial procedure--through the arm as I had complications with the last. I believe my cardiologist is simply doing this procedure to prove to me that my ongoing symptoms are not cardiac related. I am scared but feel I have no other options. Just for the record and at the urging of my family I did see a second cardiologist to review all of my records initial cath report.
Avatar n tn Hello Padma, Sorry to learn about your dad. 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.
Avatar m tn 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.
Avatar n tn An angiogram is a procedure that images a contrast agent that passes through the vessels during rest and then with exertion to observe if there is any obstruction. There shouldn't be any risk with a CT scan, and if the procedure is with a cath the risk may be a problem at the entery site (groan) as a diabetic may have some difficuty with the healing process other risks are minimal i.e. rupture, uncontrolled bleeding, etc. Doctors are quickly available if there is a problem.
Avatar m tn Approach right radial Left Main Coronary Artery: Normal,Distal 50% Stenosis Left Anterior Descending Coronary Artery:type III,ostial tight Stenosis Diagonals: Normal Dominant proximal mild plaquing present left pda distal diffuse disease RCA: Non- Dominant Normal Impression:CAD-LM+DVD CABG/PTCA+DES please suggest the criticality and which process is best?would it be good to go with medicines which can cure or need a immediate surgery?
Avatar m tn Thanks for the response! He is on 40 mg torsemide and Koreg plus another med. he uses a nebulizer for breathing too. Doctor called today and wants a CT Angiogram. Nurse said possibly angioplasty but we won't know until after test on Thursday. To top it off he fell tonight and really banged himself up. We see heart failure clinic PA this week too. Thanks for your response. Praying for an answer that he can handle!
Avatar f tn s not a normal reaction to an angiogram. Possibly it has nothing to do with the angiogram. It might be something more or less unrelated. It kind of sounds like a migraine type of thing, on the face it. It could even be some type of reaction to relief of stress. We think of stress as being able to cause physical symptoms, and it certainly can, but sometimes just a sudden offset of stress can cause a reaction in the body.
Avatar f tn 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.
Avatar n tn 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.
Avatar m tn Does anyone know if anyone had any complications with tis surgery that Dr.