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?
Unruptured cerebral aneurysm can be investigated with cerebral arteriogram or angiogram. A doctor inserts a long thin tube into an artery in your legs and guides it through your blood vessels to the arteries in your neck that lead to your brain. A specialist injects dye into the arteries, which creates a map of your arteries and the aneurysm on xrays. CT can reveal blood flow in your brain and show aneurysm location.
My father ,uncle and grandmother all have/had PAD. Is there a 100% accurate test for PAD in the groin? Is an arteriogram 100% accurate ? I am at the end of my tether again. Any ideas appreciated.
I was diagnosed with a 4mm cerebral aneurysm and just went for angiogram ct and I am waiting the results I am a nervous wreck. I was also diagnosed with chiari and cervical disc disease . How do they treat cerebral aneurysms ?
I have to have a valve replaced and am having an angiogram to see if there is blockage to be treated at the same time. The physician doing the angiogram has indicated he will put in a stent if he finds blockage. My feeling is that this is unnecessary as the major advantage of angioplasty (less invasive than bypass) is totally irrelevant since I'm having a valve replaced anyway.
Thoughts?
I am contemplating a procedure called an arteriogram supposedly for taking pictures in my heart to establish any further proper procedure but am scared to death after hearing of so many who have had catherizations similar and yielding bad or questionable results, I have high blood pressure, extreme hypertension, atrial fibrillation, fibromyalgia, diabetes and am known to be a bad bleeder not to mention several other issues My question i guess would be: can anyone give me some kind of comfort or
I have no angina and excellent exercise ability. My cardio suggested to get an angiogram to see if it really blocked or just a false positive. I'm scared of the angiogram. Isn't the new 64 slice CT scan just as good to detect blockages as the invasive angiogram?
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.
Myocardial perfusion scan. During this procedure, you exercise on a treadmill or pedal a stationary bicycle. When you reach your maximum heart rate, you're given the injection. Images are made of your heart shortly after exercise and also a few hours later. This test shows how well blood flows into the heart muscle and can detect narrowing of the coronary arteries (coronary artery disease). Appropriate for vessel occlusions...ischemia that may cause angina (chest pain).
I saw a new cardiologist at a different hospital and he thinks I should have a CT Angiogram.. A CT Angiogram is a none invasive procedure, it takes 3d pictures of the heart using a ct scane 64 slice method. The scane can pic up blocked blood flow and narrow blood vessels.. But I would like to know witch one of the two is more reliable test.. Considering I had a negative nuclear stress test.. Will the ct angiogram be a more persised test at pinpointing and finding a possible problem..
Continued chest pain, went to another hosp, EKG showed MI and troponin 8. Arteriogram showed narrowing of LAD to 20-30%. I have no risk factors. Cholesterol all good and other tests. Chest pain didn't go away w/ Nitro and versed. MD decided to put stent complicated w/ coronary artery spasm ended up putting balloon pump transferred to another hospital for emergency bypass but Cardiovascular Surgeon did not do it. Managed w/ medications and told me no definite diagnosis.
My father has just undergone a angiogram and was advised that his Right Coronary artery is 100% blocked. 8 years ago he had his first angiogram d/t tightening in the throat symptoms upon exersion. His angiogram at that time showed a very small occlusion in the lower aspect of the heart- resulting in the stable angina.
The lastest angiogram also revealed "new arteries" had formed and have compensated for the blockage somewhat.
I assume you are asking if there is a way to differentiate CME due to ERM vs. diabetes. Not always. A flourescein angiogram may help.
Dr. O.
I assume you had some kind of stress test? either stress echo or a nuclear scan? I say this because unless you match the heart motion in 2 states, relaxed vs stressed, you can't tell if it's reversible or not. So, you have 2 good words here 'mild' and 'reversible'. Mild means the heart wall is not affected much and reversible means the lack of blood flow is only occurring when the heart is under load showing there is sufficient flow at rest.
Unfortunately, I made an error in first post...I do know the difference between angioplasty and an angiogram. I tried to make a corrrection in my second post and inartfully referred specifically to just an angiogram (cath vs. CT scan). Prit's father had had a CT angiogram and now the doctor wanted to do a cath angiogram.
They wanted to do an ERCP, but since its such a risky procedure they decided to do an MRICP--just an MRI of my entire stomach. All of my bile ducts were fine, but they did find stenosis in my arteries. I had an arteriogram Monday and I have this vascualr disease called Median Arcuate Ligament Syndrome. A ligament is pinching my celiac artery and causing decreased blood flow to my other organs and causing lots of pain.
I don't know about "normal," but if the regimen of warfarin and Plavix is working for you, then great. Your goal is to find something that works. Have you been tested for clotting disorders? Your story makes me wonder about that, especially if the stroke happened to be due to a clot.
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