My mom had an angiogram done after almost having a heart attack! She was at the hospital for 4 days the catheterization went fine she had no blockage in her heart arteries wich was good!! But..About 3days after being released from the hospital she started to have an allergic reaction to the dye! Which the dr.s thought was strange so they ran some blood tests etc. They gave her meds for it and sent her on her way. Now I have a question it’s probably common idk?
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.
And yet, my post stress echo ekg was a mess. I doubt that went away. I will give the CT radiation risks vs catheterization/angioplasty vs medication, exercise, a good deal more thought now. (May I say, I fairly loathe them).
Yes, a CT scan 64-slice angiogram is an alternative to the intervention of a cath angiogram. Because there has been too many unnecessary stent implants, there are quidelines for treatment of angina and suspected CAD.
If angina (chest pain) can be controlled with medication, then treat medically. If angina is not controlled, then stent occlusions greater than 70%. In the event there is an emergency with an occlusion then a by pass.
an angiogram is the images taken using a catheter, injecting radio isotopes into the
blood vessels to show up on an imaging system. As I've said before, all procedures carry some element of risk but some are obviously much lower than others. Angiograms are about the lowest you can get, but by law you have to be warned you could end up with a stroke or other organ damage if some plaque is knocked out of place.
but after that test, I still continued to feel the pains and discomforts, then my doc recommended an angiogram, which I still have not done (am afraid) but when he was going to do it, he had to stop with the procedure since my potassium was low........since then I have felt better some days but some days the pains are severe, and I saw my cardio on Monday 9/15/08 and he said that the cathederization was the only way he could be 100% sure it was not my heart.....
Balloon valvuloplasty procedures for aortic stenosis are commonly performed by pediatric interventional catheterization specialists. At cardiac catheterization, they measure the amount of blockage (stenosis) across the valve at rest, and also determine how much leakage is present by taking an angiogram (picture using contrast material). It is only then that the doctor makes a final decision as to whether an intervention will be performed.
Is there any reason to bother with a Cardiac Catheterization test if I've already been put on a beta bloker and statin?
Or should we give the drugs time to work?
Can drugs and exercise reduce restriction in an artery?
I recently had a stress test that suggests ischemia. The next recommendation is to have a Cardiac Catheterization. But I'm getting inconsistent advice from my primary Dr., stress test Drs and follow on Cardiologist.
He is asymptomatic but because of the strong family history and recent untimely deaths is a cardiac catheterization for diagnosis of CAD an appropriate diagnostic test rather than a cardiac stress test?
One way to do it is to have a catheterization, the other is to have a CT angiogram (non-invasive procedure) and the third is given that the area of ischemia is only 10% to proceed with medical management. I would start the ASA, beta blocker and the lipitor at least for now, and then get a second opinion. Maybe you could have a CT angiogram done to rule out significant CAD at which point you won't have to be on the ASA or the lipitor.
I have been dealing with chest pain for over a year now I have had several ekgs a stress test that came up abnormal so then they did an angiogram which came back normal yet I am still having chronic pain in the left side of my chest off and on and its sharp I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO !!!!!!!!!! I am tired of hurting all the time....what should I do next???????????
In November 2009 I had a heart attack, catheterization, and received a Taxus drug-eluting stent. Within nine months, after "failing} a treadmill stress test suggested by my doctor (and my having had few to no symptoms), my cardiologist scheduled another catheterization. It was discovered that my Taxus stent had completely clogged with scar tissue, leaving that part of my heart dead with no remedy.
I am not a physician, however a cardiac patient. The only true way to get a look at the coronary arteries is with cardiac catheterization. If she's not responding medically to treatment, angiography can map out the heart and the blockages thus giving a guide to treatment.
Cardiac catheterization does have risk, however it is minimized with a good team.
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?
It is reassuring that your heart function is normal (EF 72%). Usually a finding of TID leads to a recommendation for a coronary angiogram (left heart catheterization) to determine if there are any significant blockages in your coronary arteries that should be opened with stents or bypass surgery. Your cardiologist will help you make the decision regarding the appropriate next step.
surgeon diagnosed a 70% blockage at the main branch of my left anterior descending artery. Upon followup, my cardiologist read the same xray and diagnosed 50% blockage. Second angiogram (2 years later): the surgeon diagnosed 30% blockage in the same area. Third angiogram: surgeon reported that there was no arterial blockage. I have just been discharged from a cardiac unit after 24 hours of observation due to chest pain. I did not have an angiogram.
If these screening tests are abnormal, the next step is most likely a cardiac catheterization and angiogram in order to look definitively at your coronary arteries. Now, screening tests can be falsly positive or negative. The likelihood that you have coronary artery disease is determined not only by the results of the stress testing, but also by your probabilty of coronary disease based on your risk factors such as cigarette smoking, family history, cholesterol levels, and hypertension .
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