Angiogram
& Angioplasty.

Increase your life expectancy by having zero artery blockages and a healthily beating heart.

Angiogram and Angioplasty are cardiology procedures performed to diagnose and treat problems in your blood vessels. The former is a diagnostic process while the latter is a minimally invasive cardiac treatment. Angiogram finds the source of the problem and angioplasty restores the functionality of the affected blood vessels. Before you undergo any of the procedures, you must ask for every little detail about the two from the cardiologist.

Dr Jagadesh takes complete care that the patient is comfortable and knows what they will be experiencing throughout the treatment process.

About Angiogram

Angiogram or angiography is a medical process that involves the evaluation of the arterial blood vessels to record any blockages in the passage of blood. If so, it will disrupt blood circulation from the heart to all the body parts.

During an angiogram, a cardiac specialist uses ‘contrast medium’ a special dye injected via a catheter into the artery of the arm or groin.  The catheter inside shows photographs of the blood vessels that allows the doctor to understand potentials blood vessels issues. X-rays are recorded to get help in formulating the next course of treatment.

Angiography is a painless and safe process completed within 30 minutes to 2 hours. Nevertheless, there may arise a few risks/after effects like soreness or bruising for seven to 10 days. Other rare complications involve dizziness, stroke, shortness of breath, kidney damage because of internal bleeding or serious allergy to the dye.

However, these temporary side effects are highly rare and can be treated easily.

Symptoms leading to angiogram

Certain health symptoms lead to undergoing an angiogram. Some of such symptoms include:

Chest pain

Double vision

Shortness of breath

Unexplained pain in jaw, arm or neck

Severe headache

Severe dizziness

Have had a heart attack or stroke

Have a blood clot or blockage

Have failed several stress tests

Have a brain tumour

About Angioplasty

Angioplasty is a cardiovascular treatment procedure that involves the opening of the obstructed blood vessels using a balloon catheter. It is a minimally invasive treatment also called percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) based on the techniques involved in the process.

During the process, a catheter is inserted through the skin at the location of the blocked artery. The small balloon at the end of the cardiac cath (or catheter) is inflated to clear the blocked vessel. It brings the blocked artery back into its original shape and size, pushing the blockage away.  

Based on the location of the blockage, there are different types of angioplasty such as coronary angioplasty, cerebral angioplasty, renal artery angioplasty, balloon pulmonary angioplasty, Femoral artery angioplasty (or PTA), and carotid artery angioplasty.

If you have multiple blocked blood vessels (arteries), angioplasty is not an ideal option for treating the issue. In that case, cardiologists suggest open-heart surgery.

Note: You may also undergo laser angioplasty – a process of removing blockage with laser radiation.

Regular shortness of breath

Regular chest pain

Have peripheral artery disease, carotid artery disease, atherosclerosis, or coronary artery disease

Have more than 50% of blockage in one of the main arteries

Have more than 70% blockage in a branching blood vessel

Symptoms leading to angioplasty

After the procedure

Post angioplasty, another angiogram is carried out to confirm there are no more blockages or any other cardiac issues to address. You will need a week for recovery at home. Depending on your condition, the cardiologist will prescribe blood-thinning medicines for a period. You must drink lots of water and other fluids to flush out the dye from your system. It is advisable to not lift heavy weights while you recover. If you are a smoker, quit or at least limit daily smokes and avoid consumption of alcohol to keep serious complications away.

When you undergo an angiogram or angioplasty with us, we will be in frequent touch with you to record your progress and assist you in the same. Call us immediately if you notice a swelling, colour change or bleeding at the site of catheter insertion.

You can book follow up online appointments with us any day.

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