What Is Coronary Angiography
Health Encyclopedia: 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 results mean
An abnormal result may mean you have a blocked artery. The test can show how many coronary arteries are blocked, where they are blocked, and the severity of the blockage(s).
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Health Guide
Right heart ventriculography
...hemorrhage, stroke, and heart attack. Special considerations This test may be combined with coronary angiography. Read more »Left heart ventricular angiography
... An abnormal result may indicate a problem with the left side of the heart or the heart valves. Coronary angiography (x-ray images of heart arteries) may be needed when blockage of the coronary... Read more »Left heart catheterization
...Normal Values Normal heart size, normal heart motion and thickness, normal heart blood supply (if coronary angiography is also performed), normal heart pressures are found. What abnormal... Read more »Coronary angiography
Cardiac angiography; Angiography - heart; Angiogram - coronary What the risks are Cardiac catheterization carries a slightly increased risk when compared with... Read more »Cardiac catheterization
...in patients with diabetes). Special considerations Cardiac catheterization may include coronary angiography. Read more »Images
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