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| Coronary Angiogram |
Angiogram
Preferred and first choice for all the doctors and consultants, Coronary Angiogram is widely used procedure which helps in the early detection of any CAD or blockages in the arteries with 100% accuracy and convenience. With its plethora of striking features and benefits this medical procedure is widely used these days and is considered as highly safe. Being an invasive procedure, a tube will be inserted the body of a patient with the help of a puncture in leg artery/arm artery. Once the iodine containing medicine is being injected inside the heart vessels, X-ray pictures are taken out in serial manner.
But one thing that needs to be understood here is that it is painful procedure and requires admission. Thus, keeping this thing into consideration the advanced version CT coronary angiogram is used as it is totally non invasive or we can say painless method. To begin with- the patient will be taken to a CT scan room where after his routine tests like ECG and blood test an intravenous line will be inserted inside one of the arms of the patient. A tablet will be given to control your heart rate prescribed as per your cardiologist.
