Heartcare Videos

Angiography

2009-01-01T02:59:00.000-08:00

Coronary angiography (an-jee-OG-ra-fee) is a test that uses dye and special x rays to show the inside of your coronary arteries. The coronary arteries supply blood and oxygen to your heart.

A material called plaque (plak) can build up on the inside walls of the coronary arteries and cause them to narrow. When this happens, it is called coronary artery disease (CAD). CAD can prevent enough blood from flowing to your heart and can lead to angina (an-JI-nuh or AN-juh-nuh) (chest discomfort or pain) and heart attack. Coronary angiography shows if you have CAD.

During coronary angiography, a special dye is injected into the bloodstream to make the coronary arteries show up on an x ray.

To deliver the dye to your coronary arteries, a procedure called cardiac catheterization (KATH-e-ter-i-ZA-shun) is used. A long, thin, flexible tube called a catheter is put into a blood vessel in your arm, groin (upper thigh), or neck. The tube is then threaded into your coronary arteries, and the dye is injected into your bloodstream. Special x rays are taken while the dye is flowing through the coronary arteries.

Cardiologists (doctors who specialize in heart problems) usually perform cardiac catheterizations in a hospital. You are awake during cardiac catheterization. The procedure usually causes little to no pain, although you may feel some soreness in the blood vessel where your doctor put the catheter.

Cardiac catheterization rarely causes serious complications.

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Coronary Angioplasty - procedure to relieve a blocked artery

2008-09-09T18:57:00.000-07:00

OR-Live.com webcast December 18, 2007 at 6:30 PM CST From St. Mary's Medical Center Duluth, MN St. Mary's Duluth Clinic Heart Center in Duluth, MN, plans to broadcast a percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), also called a coronary angioplasty, live on the Internet. The webcast is slated for Tuesday, December 18, 2007, at 6:30 p.m. The public will be able to watch doctors use a minimally invasive procedure to relieve a blocked artery in the heart. A member of the interventional cardiology team at the Heart Center will perform the live procedure. At the same time, two of their colleagues, interventional cardiologists Michael Lucca, MD, and Kathleen Braddy, MD, FACC, will help to explain the surgery and answer questions as they are e-mailed by viewers

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Angioplasty in India:

2008-09-08T21:37:00.000-07:00

Keep your heart healthy and coronary arteries clean from cholestrol and fat with an Angioplasty in India. Cheap price Angioplasty in India at Delhi, Mumbai and Hyderabad with the most sought healthcare facilities could make you free with from heart disorders and keep your life hale and hearty. Angioplasty is a medical procedure to open narrowed or blocked blood vessels of the heart. These blood vessels are called coronary arteries. Coronary arteries of the heart become narrowed or blocked by deposits called plaque. Plaque is made up of fat and cholesterol that builds up on the inside of the artery walls. This condition is called atherosclerosis. Angioplasty greatly improves blood flow through the coronary arteries of the heart in most patients. It may eliminate or minimise the need for coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG). However, CABG may be recommended for persons whose arteries cannot be widened enough with angioplasty. Cardiac surgery hospitals in India at Mumbai, Hyderabad and Bangalore could provide you angioplasty in India from reputed JCI accredited cardiac surgeons. Medical treatment in India with A-grade quality and international healthcare at a low cost has been an appealing solution. Medical facilities and medical tourism in India could make your medical trip and stay during angioplasty in India a comfortable one.

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The Heart

2008-09-08T21:29:00.000-07:00

The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it? Jeremiah 17:9 Above all else, guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of life. Proverbs 4:23 2005-Abu Dhabi, UAE: This is my real heart x-ray image of blood vessels after they are filled with a contrast material shown in coronary andiogram. The procedure takes approximately 20-30 minutes. Coronary angiography is performed with the use of local anesthesia and intravenous sedation, and is generally not terribly uncomfortable. During my coronary angiogram, a small catheter (a thin hollow tube with a diameter of 2-3 mm) is inserted through my skin into an artery in the groin. Guided with the assistance of a fluoroscope (a special x-ray viewing instrument), the catheter is then advanced to the opening of my coronary arteries, Next was a small amount of radiographic contrast (a solution containing iodine, which is easily visualized with x-ray images) is injected into each coronary artery. To make the story short, I thank God my doctor didn't find any blockages or narrowings inside the vessel and so I am clear. I praise God for a new heart, a heart of flesh and not of a stone. I thank God for showing me how amazing His works are, His creation is amazing and indescribable. Your word is true "Before I formed you in the womb I knew you" truly, every signle cells in my body I will offer to you.

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Cardiac Catheterization Angiograph

2008-09-08T11:31:00.000-07:00

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Your doctor has recommended that you undergo a cardiac catheterization. But what does that actually mean? The heart is located in the center of the chest. It's job is to keep blood continually circulating throughout the body. The blood vessels that carry oxygen-rich blood away from the heart are called arteries. The largest and most important of these is the aorta. The vessels that bring blood back into the heart are called veins. Sometimes, these blood vessels can grow narrower or become blocked in such a way that normal blood flow is restricted. In simple terms, a cardiac catheterization is a diagnostic procedure used when your doctor believes that blood is not flowing normally in and or around your heart. In simple terms, a cardiac catheterization is a diagnostic procedure used when your doctor believes that blood is not flowing normally in and or around your heart. During a cardiac catheterization, a heart specialist will insert a thin tube into an artery in the arm or leg and gently guide it towards the problem area in the heart. Once the tube is in place, a special dye is injected and a series of x-rays are taken. These x-rays allow your doctor to see exactly how blood is flowing in your heart.

Angioplasty

2008-09-07T20:23:00.000-07:00