Cardiology-Angiography

Angiography is an X-ray imaging of blood vessels that is performed using contrast material injected into the bloodstream through a thin plastic tube (catheter) placed in the blood vessel. The images taken are called angiograms. Angiography provides information about blood vessel disorders such as narrowing, blockage, inflammation, abnormal expansion, and bleeding, using intravenous contrast material to make blood vessels visible on X-rays. This test is used to study narrow, blocked, enlarged, or defective arteries or veins in many parts of the body, including the brain, heart, abdomen, and legs. In this article, we have collected the necessary measures after angiography for you. We must point out that angiography is only a diagnostic method and not a treatment method.

Why is angiography necessary?

Angiography is one of the best and most definitive diagnostic methods in blood vessel diseases. The doctor recommends angiography for the following cases:

Determining the severity and location of the narrowing and blockage of blood vessels that caused the symptoms of the disease in you.
Start treatment for a blood vessel.
Locating the bleeding site.
Locating and removing blood clots in blood vessels and restoring blood flow.
Treating certain types of tumors by blocking the blood supply to them.
Taking blood samples from specific areas to help diagnose your condition.
Making a map of the blood vessels before the operation.