Cardiology

Coronary Angiography

Coronary angiography is the imaging of the heart vessels. The angiography procedure is performed with local anesthesia, the patient is awake and does not feel pain during the angiography. The process takes about 15 minutes. According to the angiography technique, the patient should stay in the hospital between 2 hours and 6 hours after the procedure, and the patient is discharged after the controls.

How is Coronary Angiography Performed?

Coronary angiography can be performed through the inguinal vein (femoral artery) or the wrist (radial artery) to view the heart vessels. If there is an anomaly related to these vessels, angiography can be performed rarely by entering other vessels. Local anesthesia is applied to the entry site and a sheath is inserted into the vein.

Inguinal Angiography

Angiography from the inguinal vein (femoral artery) is more troublesome for the patient because of staying in bed for at least 4-6 hours after the procedure. However, it is an advantage that the inguinal vein is large in order to perform some complex balloon-stent procedures.

Arm Angiography

It is done by entering the wrist vein (radial artery). Arm angiography is superior to inguinal angiography in terms of patient comfort. After the arm angiography, the patient can stand up immediately. The probability of angiography-related problems in the wrist vein (radial artery) is much lower.

When Is Coronary Angiography Performed?

In the presence of the patient’s complaints that strongly suggest cardiovascular disease, coronary angiography can be performed without additional testing.
Coronary angiography can be performed in the presence of findings suggestive of cardiovascular disease in exercise tests, echocardiography, and cardiac scintigraphy.
Coronary angiography can be performed in patients who have had a heart attack.
Coronary angiography can be performed in patients who will undergo open-heart surgery or large vessel surgery other than coronary vessels.

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