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Angiography Health Risks - Articles
CT Angiography, Dr. Nissen and Conflicts of Interest
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Dr. Matthew M.
Posted
Tue 23 Dec 2008 12:48pm
For the record, I am not in favor of CT angiography, primarily due to the large doses of radiation. EBCT ( Heartscans ) have yet to be proven, but seem a much better.... Though the investigators (the lead author being a Netherland's radiologist) stated that CT angiography was " reliable for ruling out significant CAD in patients with stable
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Magnetic Resonance Angiography of My Head
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Nathan M.
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Thu 11 Dec 2008 9:08pm
Today, I had an MRA, or magnetic resonance angiogram, done of my head. For those of you that did not know, my mom died last month from complications after a burst brain... and see if they need me to bring my films in or of they received their own copies from the clinic.
I'll post again when I know more. My health is good, overall. I have not had any
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Chest pain = angiography = bypass surgery
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Dr. Aniruddha M.
Posted
Tue 18 Nov 2008 12:18am
, which then inexorably leads to an angiography, which invariably detects a block, which is then treated by angioplasty or surgery. While this cascading effect is extremely good... of these blocks are benign, of no clinical importance, and could be left well alone, but with the fear psychosis created in patients' minds of "impendig death" around the corner
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Cardiac CT Angiography No Substi ...
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Dr. Rubens D.
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Sun 30 Nov 2008 11:04am
and identified patients who subsequently underwent revascularization at least as well as conventional angiography (area under the curve 0.84 versus 0.82, P=0.36), Joao A.C. Lima, M.D.... angiography techniques was similar as well (AUC 0.84 with CT angiography [95% CI, 0.79 to 0.88] and 0.82 with invasive angiography [95% CI, 0.77 to 0.86], P=0.36).
The results
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Coronary Angiography Found Safe ...
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Dr. Rubens D.
Posted
Sat 24 Oct 2009 10:01pm
Coronary Angiography Found Safe in Chronic Kidney Disease
Procedure does not reduce kidney function in high-risk patients awaiting a transplant
24 oct 2009-- Screening coronary angiography does not reduce renal function in high-risk patients with advanced chronic kidney disease awaiting a kidney transplant, according to a study published
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Carotid ultrasound effective alternative to coronary angiography
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Dr. John Z.
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Thu 24 Jun 2010 12:00am
angiography. However, this test is an invasive and expensive catheter imaging procedure that is associated with risks from contrast material and radiation exposure. In the study... be an alternative to the standard, expensive and more invasive coronary angiography. The ultrasound test can also be used to rule out the diagnosis of CAD in patients presenting with reduced
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