Diagnostic Procedure
coronary angiography
cor·o·nar·y an·gi·og·ra·phy [ kawr-uh-ner-ee, kor- an-jee-og-ruh-fee ]
Subclass of:
Cardiac Imaging Techniques;
Heart Function Tests;
angiogram
Definitions related to coronary angiography:
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A procedure in which the catheter is passed into the aortic root or other great vessels for the purpose of angiography of the native coronary arteries or bypass grafts supplying native coronary arteries.CDISC TerminologyClinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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A test that shows how blood moves through the blood vessels supplying the heart to identify narrowed arteries. It uses x-rays and the injection of a fluid called a contrast agent that can be seen on the x-rays.Harvard Dictionary of Health TermsHarvard Medical Publishing, 2011
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Radiography of the vascular system of the heart muscle after injection of a contrast medium.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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The passage of a catheter into the aortic root or other great vessel for the purpose of angiography of the native coronary arteries or bypass grafts supplying native coronary arteries. (ACC)NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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A coronary angiogram is a procedure that uses X-ray imaging to see your heart's blood vessels. The test is generally done to see if there's a restriction in blood flow going to the heart.Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
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