​​What is Angiography and Coronary Angiography? Angiography i | Curiosity Tea

​​What is Angiography and Coronary Angiography?

Angiography is a type of X-ray used to check blood vessels. Blood vessels do not show clearly on a normal X-ray, so a special dye needs to be injected into your blood first. This highlights your blood vessels, allowing your doctor to see any problems. The X-ray images created during angiography are called angiograms. It can help to diagnose or investigate several problems affecting blood vessels..

Coronary angiography is a procedure that uses a special dye (contrast material) and x-rays to see how blood flows through the arteries in your heart.Coronary angiography is often done along with cardiac catheterization. This is a procedure that measures pressures in the heart chambers.The procedure most often lasts 30 to 60 minutes.