Coronary Angiography (CAG) in Faridabad

There are certain protocols for patient before coronary angiography procedure commences:

• Letter of consent - Patient has to sign a legal document which is a proof of his approval of opting for coronary angiography.
• Overnight stay - Patient may be called in on the night before the day of surgery.
• Blood thinning medications - Doctor may suggest you to avoid blood thinning medications in pre-surgery and post-surgery phase. This is done so as to avoid clotting of blood. Also, if you are currently taking medications for treatment of other diseases, you need to convey the same to your cardiologist.
• Fasting - Intake of food and water is not allowed for four hours prior to the surgery.
• Allergies - If you are allergic towards certain substances like dyes of iodine etc., you need to discuss it with your doctor before the surgery.
• Imaging tests - Before angiography procedure commences, other diagnostic tests, such as an exercise test, an electrocardiogram (ECG), few blood tests, chest X-ray are carried out to avoid any other complications.
• Metal objects - As X-rays may interfere with metallic objects, any metallic jewelry, nose-rings etc. have to be removed before coronary angiography starts.

Reasons why coronary angiography can be performed are:

• Severe pain in chest
• Angina- reduced flow of blood to heart
• To diagnose reason for inflammation of cardiac muscles

Since the procedure carries lots of advantages, it one of the most preferred cardiology related diagnostic test. Below mentioned are some winning points of coronary angiography:

• Surgery - One of the key advantage of coronary angiography is that it helps in avoiding bypass surgery if blockages in cardiac blood vessels are detected early.
• Extent of atherosclerosis - The procedure helps in identifying intensity and extent of atherosclerosis in cardiac blood vessels.
• Line of treatment - It helps cardiologist to determine which line of treatment is to be implemented to cure cardiac disease. It is not necessary that surgery is the only option to treat cardiac ailments. It is considered as the only option when medications and other treatments fail to cure the disease.
• Precision - Coronary angiography is the only test that gives precise idea to your cardiologist regarding the location and size of blockage present in cardiac arteries.
• Detailed information - This diagnostic test provides you detail information and enables your cardiologist to examine anatomical structure of heart so as to plan complex cardiac surgery.