The doc puts the device up through the groin and into the brain like an angiogram. If she is having this procedure, she is very lucky. There are not many docs that are trained to do this procedure and there is a small window of time that the procedure can be done after the onset of the stroke. Good luck to your sister in law and your family!
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?
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.
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 an angiogram last year in April...the worst part was lying on my back for 6 hours after the procedure. With a procedure like this there are of course risks but the doctors will go over all that with you. I'm sorry I don't know the answers to your questions.....But best way to find out if its genetic is to find out from family members (aunts, uncles etc). I found out my grandfather had an annie this past November which surprised me cause I didn't know.
You can also ask the doctor for an anti-anxiety medication to take by mouth on the morning of the procedure, if you need it. They may tell you "nothing by mouth," but then they make exceptions for certain pills that you have to take -- and maybe that is one of the pills that you have to take. Good luck.
Gidday dear community & friends. I had a recent Angiogram just 3 days ago, went in through my right index wrist. Upon trying to feed the camera tube into my artery they where pulling it in & out about 6 x times, during which I was crying with pain. I was told there adding more local anaesthetic, however I clearly felt this awful discomfort & terrible pain.
The tenative diagnosis is BACNS, but they are not sure. I have not yet had a brain biopsy or a ct angiogram. I have been put on steriods and verapamil and have had no attacks in a month or so. I have been experiencing some slight numbness in my extremities ( random) and some light headaches/ dizziness from time to time. I am wondering if this is normal or I should be running to the doctor.
What am I looking at as far as the prognosis ?
Also, I live in Knoxville, Tenn.
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