ANGIOGRAPHY

Angiography

is a procedure performed to view blood vessels after injecting them with a radioopaque dye that outlines them on x-ray.

Angiography can be used to look at arteries in many areas of the body, including the brain, neck (carotids), heart, aorta, chest, pulmonary circuit, kidneys, gastrointestinal tract, and limbs.

Coronary Angiography is an X-ray examination of the blood vessels or chambers of the heart. A very small tube (catheter) is inserted into a blood vessel in your upper thigh (groin area) or arm. The tip of the tube is positioned either in the heart or at the beginning of the arteries supplying the heart, and a special fluid (called a contrast medium or dye) is injected. This fluid is visible by X-ray, and the pictures that are obtained are called angiograms.

A Coronary Angiography is done if a patient has symptoms of coronary artery disease, such as chest pain (angina), an unexplained pain in your chest, jaw, neck or arm, a congenital heart disease or congestive heart failure.