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An angiogram is done to look at the blood vessels and see if there are any blockages. The procedure involves carefully feeding a catheter into your arteries and requires a skilled and experienced doctor to conduct it.
Typically, this procedure can take anywhere between 30 minutes and 2 hours. Most patients are able to go home the same day, but certain cases require you to stay overnight in a hospital before being dismissed. The procedure is performed whilst under local anaesthetic. The procedure involves carefully feeding a catheter into your arteries and requires a skilled and experienced doctor to conduct it.
It helps your doctor to diagnose conditions that affect your blood vessels and the flow of blood through them. The main reason for an angiogram is to assess for coronary artery disease (blockages). It is also recommended in planning procedures like angioplasty and stenting or surgery.
An angiogram is done to look at the blood vessels and see if there are any blockages. An angioplasty is often done right after an angiogram to treat a blockage. This is done during the same procedure.
Harley Street offers a range of cardiology treatment options from screening and diagnosis to minimally invasive procedures. In all cases, the doctors at Harley Street are highly experienced in providing the best and safest care for our patients.
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Your doctor will review your medical history, and in some cases may perform a physical exam to check everything is fine before starting. Then you will be provided with a hospital gown and required to remove things like contact lenses, glasses, jewelry, glasses and hair pins or clips. Finally, you will be required to empty your bladder before beginning the procedure.
To begin with, your doctor will precisely feed a catheter (which is a thin and flexible tube) into one of your arteries through an incision in either your groin or wrist. Once this is in place, the doctor will then move the X-ray machine into position to begin capturing images. Dye is then injected through the catheter which gives the X-ray machine something to focus on.
