The most accurate method (the "gold standard") for evaluating and defining coronary artery disease (CAD). Coronary angiography is used to identify the exact location and severity of CAD. See the entire definition of Coronary angiography
When a catheter is used to inject dye into the coronary arteries. Also called coronary arteriography.
Heart imaging study that shows the shape of the coronary arteries and areas that are narrowed or blocked.
Procedure used to make an x-ray picture (angiogram) of the heart's blood vessels after injecting a contrasting dye into the blood stream.
An X-ray examination of the blood vessels or chambers of the heart.
a special type of x-ray that allows a blockage in the coronary arteries to be viewed and recorded on film.
An X-ray movie of the heart arteries that uses X-ray contrast material. The X-ray is taken after inserting a catheter into an artery at the groin or elbow and guiding it through the aorta and then into a coronary artery, where the contrast agent is injected. The contrast agent makes the artery—and any obstructions or abnormalities—visible on the X-ray image. A similar process can be used to obtain an image of the mitral and aortic valves and the functioning of the left side of the heart.
An x-ray procedure in which a catheter is threaded through the blood vessels leading to the heart and special x-ray dye is injected. It enables the cardiologist to see whether the arteries in the heart are narrowed or blocked by plaque build-up or a blood clot and how severe the problem is.
