What Is An Angiogram
Health Encyclopedia: Cerebral Angiography
Vertebral angiogram; Angiography - head; Carotid angiogram
What the risks are
There is the possibility of significant complications:
- A reaction to the contrast dye can occur.
- There is some risk of the catheter damaging the artery or knocking loose a piece of the artery wall, which can block blood flow and cause a stroke. This is rare, however.
- A clot or bleeding at the puncture site may result in a partial blockage of the blood ...
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Cerebral angiography
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