Coronary Angiography / Angiogram Treatment in India
Q. What is coronary angiography ?
Coronary angiography is a special x-ray of the coronary arteries. The coronary arteries do not show up on a plain x-ray. With coronary angiography, dye is injected down the coronary arteries. The arteries and their smaller branches then show up clearly on an x-ray "like a road map". Dye is injected into the coronary arteries by using a catheter. (A catheter is a thin, flexible, hollow tube.) How this is done is descibed below.
Therefore, coronary angiography can show the exact site and severity of any narrowing of the coronary arteries. This helps the doctor to decide on what treatment you may need. For example, if the narrowing is mild and does not need surgery. Or, if the narrowing is severe and you should have a coronary artery bypass graft or coronary angioplasty...
Q. How is coronary angiography done ?
You lie on a couch in a catheterisation room. An x-ray machine is mounted above the couch. A catheter is inserted through a wide needle or small cut in the skin into a blood vessel in the groin or arm. Local anaesthetic is injected into the skin above the blood vessel. Therefore, it should not hurt when the catheter is passed into the blood vessel. The doctor gently pushes the catheter up the blood vessel towards the heart. Low dose x-rays are used to monitor the progress of the catheter tip which is gently manipulated into the correct position. You may be able to see the progress of the catheter on the x-ray monitor...
Q. How long does coronary angiography take ?
It usually takes about 30 minutes. In most cases it is done as a day-case procedure.
After the test : -
* The doctor will discuss what he or she found during the test. A letter is also sent to your GP giving details of the test results.
* You will need to rest for a few hours after the test. You should ask a friend or relative to accompany you home. Most people are able to resume their normal activities the next day.
* There may be some bruising at the site of the catheter insertion which may be a little sore when the anaesthetic wears off. Painkillers such as paracetamol will help to ease this.
* You may need to have some stitches removed after about seven days if a small cut was made to insert the catheter...
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