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Stroke, heart attacks and major bleeding is normal. In coronary Arteriography cardiologist inserts a catheter into the blood vessels elsewhere in the body, usually an arm or leg and thread more deeply into the circulatory system until it reaches the coronary arteries. Coronary Arteriography should not be painful and is very safe when performed by an experienced physician. However, this involves some risk. The most common complication was bleeding where the catheter is inserted or the formation of blood clots in the vessels. Other complications may include heart rhythm abnormalities, infection, and allergies or kidney reactions from exposure to contrast dye.
If the foot Board is the point of entry, you should lie down for about four to six hours, usually with the weight compressing Catheterization site. If you do not have angina, internal bleeding, or other complications, you can go home that day. The doctor then squirts into the coronary arteries that dyes can be seen on x-rays. A technician taking x-ray movies during the procedure, and to reveal the film's assistance if and how severely narrowed coronary artery. Although catheterization itself usually takes an hour or less, health workers should keep you under observation for a few hours after the procedure to make sure that there is no bleeding where the catheter was inserted.
Gold Standard Test used in diagnosing coronary artery disease is the Coronary Arteriography of coronary Arteriography is used to confirm the diagnosis in people who are suspected of having coronary heart disease based on non-invasive tests, such as tolerance, practice test or tests that are not convincing. It is also recommended for some people who are known to have coronary heart disease, to determine the location and extent of artery Blockage, and for those that are considered Angioplasty or coronary artery bypass surgery. Coronary Arteriography is a type of cardiac catheterization using a procedure in which a thin tube called a catheter is inserted into the coronary arteries. Around 1.5 million heart catheterizations done each year in the United States mostly in the hospital with a lab specially designed for this purpose.