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Calcium Score Too High for CT Angiogram to Show Arteries?Suppose you've been wanting a CT angiogram, but because of your very high calcium score, all that calcification in your arteries would obscure the images on the CT angiogram. What should you do?- TIA: Does Good Carotid Angiogram Mean You Can't Get Blood Clot?You had a normal carotid angiogram a few months ago, or even a few weeks ago, and thus feel immune to a TIA (transient ischemic attack).
- Catheter Coronary Angiogram: Need One but Afraid of Risks?A catheter coronary angiogram is an invasive procedure, and if your doctor recommends you should have one, you may end up too afraid to go through with the procedure -- once the risks are outlined to you.
- CT Angiogram Heart Scan Radiation Dose Can Be Lowered with ASIRCTA (CT angiogram) heart scans deliver controversial amounts of radiation, but a new technique can lower the radiation dose by 27 percent, says a study reported in the American Journal of Roentgenology.
- Is Same Day Angiogram, Bypass Surgery, Valve Replacement Safe?Coronary angiogram, coronary bypass surgery with heart valve replacement, all in the same day?
- Angiogram vs. CT Angiography for Diagnosing Heart DiseaseYou've heard of the angiogram (which is invasive), but are you aware of a less-invasive procedure called CT angiography to obtain images of blocked arteries in your heart?
- What is an Angiogram?If you're scheduled for an angiogram, you may be curious as to what this procedure involves and why it's being done. Find out what you need to know about this common procedure.
A Cardiac Angiogram - Patients GuideHere is a personal guide of what to expect when having a Cardiac Angiogram performed.- Understanding The Lower Extremity Angiogram ProcedurePeripheral vascular disease (PVD) usually afflicts people over age fifty. One of the medical tests to determine the severity of PVD is called an angiogram. This article will provide a detailed personal account of an angiogram procedure.
New Drug, VASOVIST, Provides Better Angiogram ImagingVasovist is a new drug for use in diagnosing vascular diseases and disorders.- The History of AngiographyArticle describes the development and implementation of angiography as a diagnostic tool in medicine over the past 100 years.
