
In this article, Dr. Siddhant Jain, Senior Interventional and Consultant Cardiologist will talk about angiography, what is angiography, why it is used, is angiography dangerous or not, and what are the charges for angiography.
What is Angiography and Why is it needed?
Angiography is one of the tests that is used to look for blockages in the arteries of the heart where we can access it through a catheter and medicine is injected, then we do x-rays and after looking at that picture the doctor can know how much is the blockage.
Is There Pain Or Danger During Angiography?
There is no pain at all in angiography. Angiography is done with the help of a small needle. First, anesthesia is given with a small needle, from where the test needs to be done, a 2 mm wire reaches the heart, which the patient cannot feel, so the patient feels pain during angiography, That's wrong.
What Are The Charges For Angiography?
In a city like Indore, it can range between 12k-15k, it takes around 8 hours a day, as the patient needs to take admission and do some blood tests, followed by angiography. The actual procedure takes 10-15 minutes but the patient has to wait in the hospital for a new minute.
Use Of Angiography
The picture of the arteries is recorded by an X-ray machine and shown on a TV-like monitor. This test clearly shows the status of the blockage of the heart artery and the report is available immediately.
Dr. Siddhant Jain - Senior Interventional and Consultant Cardiologist
Dr. Siddhant Jain is doing Coronary Angiography by Radial Route (Wrist Artery) which is very convenient and safe for the patient and the patient can walk home within 2 hours of the procedure. In addition to coronary peripheral angiography can be performed radially as well as by a femoral route (groin artery).