A diagnostic procedure to image blood vessels of the heart.It can be done through wrist (transradial) or groin (transfemoral). Blood vessels are cannulated by tube called as catheter and dye is injected inside blood vessels and videos are taken.Based on findings of angiography further treatment is decided.
Diagnostic procedure to know blockage in heart blood vessels. Transradial angiography is new form of angiography wherein the site of angiography is from patient’s wrist rather than groin used in femoral angiography. This is far convenient, safer, less bleed, less pain and early mobility to the patient. We take videos of blood vessels of the heart to look for blockage or slow flow. Patient can be discharged after 4 hours.
If the blockage on heart blood vessels is 70% or more than patient is advised angioplasty to the blood vessel as a treatment. Here is diseased segment is dilated with balloon followed by stent deployment. Transradial (through wrist) is convenient, less bleed, less pain and early mobility to the patient than femoral(groin) angioplasty.
Advancement in technology, devices has made it possible to do difficult lesions like bifurcation, Chronic total occlusion, calcified vessel, triple vessel disease & left main disease to be treated by angioplasty which were in the past treated by Bypass surgery only.
This is treatment of slow or abnormal heart beat with device called pacemaker. It has a battery implanted on the chest below the skin and the leads(wires) are screwed to heart chamber to provide a very low current to the heart to increase heartbeat.
