Cardiac catheterization involves a doctor inserting a long, thin tube into an artery and guiding it to the heart. Healthcare professionals may also take an angiogram during cardiac catheterization ...

A recent retrospective review found a low complication rate of catheter angiography of the spine, and suggests that MRI performs poorly as an alternative approach to the diagnosis of spinal ...

To perform a traditional angiogram, a doctor will: insert a long, narrow tube called a catheter into an artery located in the arm, upper thigh, or groin inject contrast dye into the catheter take ...

If you experience pain or tightness in your chest, your doctor may order testing or treatment in a catheterization lab. Two procedures you may encounter are angiogram and angioplasty. While these ...

Coronary angiography is a test to see if you have a blockage in a coronary artery. A contrast dye is injected into your arteries through a catheter, while your doctor watches how blood flows ...

Thus, angiography helped not only in the correct diagnosis but also in the selection of the correct surgical approach. Hemodynamic methods, 12,13 especially catheterization of the left side of the ...

The specialist will insert a small thin tube (called a sheath) into your blood vessels, with another small thin tube inside it called a catheter. They will guide the catheter inside the sheath ...

Your doctor can use cardiac cath to both find and fix problems. Procedures that might be done during your cardiac cath include: A cardiac cath is generally safe. But as with any procedure that ...

A new single-plane digital subtraction angiogram cath lab was inaugurated at the cardiology department of Kilpauk Medical College (KMC) on Wednesday by C Vijaya Baskar, minister for health and ...