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How is embolisation of an artery done?

First an angiogram is done by injecting the main artery with iodinated contrast to visualise the origin of the target vessel from the main vessel. The arteries can be approached either through the...

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Concerns about radiation exposure in cardiac CT angiography

Cardiac CT angiography is new and popular field for non-invasive evaluation of coronary artery disease or blocks in the blood vessels supplying oxygenated blood to the heart. With the introduction of...

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What is myocardial bridging?

What is myocardial bridging? Normally the epicardial coronary arteries are located outside the myocardium. Occasionally a segment of the epicardial coronary artery passes through the myocardium. This...

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What is the route a catheter takes in coronary angio?

What is the route a catheter takes in coronary angio? Coronary angiography (angio for short) is X-ray imaging of the coronary arteries (blood vessels supplying oxygenated blood to the heart muscle)...

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Angiography

Angiography Angiography (angio) is the procedure by which blood vessels of the body are visualised by injecting contrast or otherwise. Most popular contrast media are iodinated dyes which cast shadows...

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Cardiac catheterisation

Cardiac catheterisation Cardiac catheterisation is the procedure in which tiny tubes (catheters) are introduced through blood vessels into cardiac chambers to assess the pressure and oxygen saturation...

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Angiography

What is angiography? Angiography (angio) is visualisation of a blood vessel with or without injecting a contrast (‘dye’) into its lumen. Most of us are now familiar with coronary angiography used to...

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Coronary angiography

What is coronary angiography? Coronary angiography (angio) is visualization of the blood vessels of the heart (coronary arteries) by injecting radiocontrast ‘dye’ into them. Conventionally this is...

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