Coronary Arteriography
Health Encyclopedia: Coronary Heart Disease
Coronary artery disease; Arteriosclerotic heart disease; CHD; CAD
Symptoms
The symptoms associated with coronary heart disease may be pronounced, but the disease can also exist without noticeable symptoms.
Chest pain (
Chest pain may be typical or atypical.
Typical chest pain is felt und...
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Expert & Community Posts
Sorcerers, Fortune Tellers, Tea Leaves and Your Doctor
By Dr. William Davis , Health Expert...coronary atherosclerotic plaque can be detected. (CT coronary angiography, often mistakenly... Read more »
Heart Attack: Why People have Them and Why Doctor's Can't always Predict who Will
By Dr. Larry Weinrauch , Health Expert...(but they expose the patient to more radiation that coronary angiography and also require a... Read more »
Heart Attack Survivors Do Not Take Diet Advice Seriously
By Melanie Thomassian , Health Expert...heart disease patients one year after a diagnostic coronary angiography. "This study found... Read more »
Heart disease and osteoporosis: Same problem, different place?
By Dr. William Davis , Health ExpertSeveral studies over the years have demonstrated a curious paradox: People with more osteoporosis... Read more »
The Heart-Bone Health Connection
By Dr. William Davis , Health ExpertResearch over the past decade has uncovered a curious connection: Women who have coronary heart... Read more »
Health Guide
Angina Patient Guide: Symptoms & Causes
...large portion of the coronary arterial tree when the same angiographic contrast media (dye) use at coronary angiography is given. Unfortunately, although good images are attained, the radiation... Read more »Coronary angiography
Cardiac angiography; Angiography - heart; Angiogram - coronary Normal Values There is a normal supply of blood to the heart and no blockages. What abnormal... Read more »Right heart ventriculography
...hemorrhage, stroke, and heart attack. Special considerations This test may be combined with coronary angiography. Read more »Arteriogram
...many other parts of the body. The procedure is often called angiography. See also: Coronary angiography (heart) Aortic angiography (the major artery from the... Read more »Angioplasty Patient Guide: Find Angioplasty Information
What is angioplasty? Coronary balloon angioplasty is an invasive method of opening blocked arteries that might impede flow to the heart, and possibly result in heart attack or death. It is more... Read more »Images
Related News
Heart Test Raises Cancer Risk for Some
July 24, 2007(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A cutting-edge test aimed at diagnosing heart disease might also be putting some people at risk for cancer. Researchers arrived... Read summary »
Urine test may uncover heart disease
May 06, 2009German researchers are reporting that a urine test to detect coronary artery disease has worked well in a small trial. For the study, the new urine... Read summary »
What Links Coronary Artery Disease and Depression?
August 18, 2009(Ivanhoe Newswire) A new study examines how major depression and coronary artery disease interact over time. "While an association between major... Read summary »
Seeing Arteries in 3D
November 26, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- New technology is giving doctors a dramatic look into patients' coronary arteries. Using a new optical imaging technique called... Read summary »
Heart Screenings for Diabetics
April 21, 2009(Ivanhoe Newswire) ? New research shows screening diabetic patients for coronary arterial disease (CAD) does not reduce the rate of coronary events.... Read summary »
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