Here is a YouTube video on brain angiography. Generally, once started the procedure takes less than half an hour.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?
Right Groin was anesthetized using 2% Xylocaine.6F sheath inserted.inj.Heparin 3,000 IU iv given. Coronary Angiography was performed using Ionic dye (80ml)&6F Judkins (JL4, JR4) catheters. Following the procedure sheath was pulled and manual pressure applied. Patient tolerated the procedure well there were no complications.
AO. PRESSURE: Pre: 141/80/98
FINDINGS:
Left Main Stem: Normal. Bifurcating vessel.
Left Anterior Descending: Sub total occlusion below D1.
Circumflex: Normal.
An angiography will give the doctor a better look into what is going on inside of your heart and arteries. It is a tool used to diagnose, and give the doctor a picture of what needs to happen for your treatment.
I hope this helps.
Hi and welcome to the Chiari forum.
I do believe that The Chiari Insitute has a video on this proceedure and others.....
I have not watched it as I am the type that does not want to see that until after and maybe not even then...I have a sensitive stomach.....
My vote is for number 2. In my case they didn't even do an Angiogram (invasive procedure) - never mind Angiography - because they didn't detect any problems during Echocardiogram and/or Nuclear Stress test. The cardiologist told me: "Unless your arteries are at least 70% blocked, we won't do anything." How did he know? He didn't, it was just a guess based on not finding anything other than some valve regurgitation.
Increasingly, angiography of the pulmonary arteries is being done instead with pictures obtained from a CT scan (CT angiography). CT angiography is less invasive, because in this procedure, radiopaque dye is injected into a small peripheral vein rather than a central pulmonary artery.
I was givena lot of pressure lowering medicine as part of procedure. Is this kind of reaction known ? If I have to test again, what should I do. I also learn that it isnthe same dye used in Angiography ???
I am not heart patient now. only risk factor is an obesity and sleep apnea which is covered with TAP 3 dental appliance and now also S9 autoCPap.
What you may be referring to are pulmonary embolisms (blood clots in respiratory system). To test for that can be pulmonary angiography with a catheter device . It's not available at all hospitals, and a trained specialist must perform the test.
Pulmonary angiography is a test used to diagnose pulmonary embolism. The procedure involves a flexible tube called a catheter that is threaded through the groin (upper thigh) or arm to the blood vessels in the lungs.
He was suggested for salbitrate and got relief. He was advised by a cardiologist for angiography and was given some medication, which made him more dizziness, feeling of nausea and headache. After two days my father got incautious for a minute and was taken to another cardiologist, who advised for echo and convinced us not to worry. In echo there were only two impressions: 1. Diastolic relaxations abnormally and 2. mitral trivial regugation. and some medicines were advised.
My father(68) has undergone Coronary Angiography on 03-Mar-16. Report as mentioned below:
LMCA - Free of disease
LAD - 70% stenosis extending into origin of small D1
LCX - Co-dominant vessel with OM2 and distal LCX 50% bifurcation disease. OM1 large vessel with mid segment 70% stenosis.
RCA - Co-dominant and distal disease after crux tubular 90% stenosis.
He is both diabetic and has hypertension.
Also note that during the Angiography he suffered a mild stroke.
http://www.spine-health.com/video/cervical-radiculopathy-interactive-video.
This pain complex has nothing to do with the heart. It can usually be treated fairly successfully without surgery
If, after you see a spinal specialist, you still are fixated on your heart, then it will be time to get help for anxiety which can take over your life and ruin the good time you should be having at this age.
Her genral codition is now stable and doctor has now advice for angiography, kindly suggest whether we should go for angiography and depending upon result of it we should go for further process ( such as angioplasty and ByPass ) as my grand mother age is 78. Please suggest.
my brother age 50years having a heart attack few weeks ago,he was hypertensive but not takinig medicine regularly to control the blood pressure,after heart attack he was gone through the cornary angiography procedure,and get the final diagnosis 3VD with mild LAD disease, Normal LV function.
E.F%:>55 Dominance:Right
left main CA - Normal
LAD:- MID LAD WITH 60.25% TUBULAR STENOSIS
CIRCUMFLEX:- FIRST OBTUSE MARGINAL WITH 80% STENOSIS.Severe 80% stenosis in proximal part of good size OM1.
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.
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