Today, coronary angiography is an indispensable method of examination of patients at MDI Clinic. It helps to detect most health problems, as well as dangerous pathological conditions that carry life-threatening risks.

Indications for the study

Doctors at MDI Clinic prescribe coronography in these situations:

• in cases of ischemic heart disease or suspected ischemic heart disease;
• a history of myocardial infarction;
• heart rhythm disturbances;
• certain types of heart failure.

Through the procedure, a trained professional identifies:

• the presence or absence of atherosclerotic plaques in the vessels;
• the size of the existing gap;
• the severity of atherosclerotic lesions;
• the localization of the plaques and their exact size;
• the maturity of the plaque.

In preparation for surgical treatments, doctors use coronarography to assess the degree of functional blood flow reserve in the heart, and thus determine the level of surgical risk.

After suffering a myocardial infarction, the coronarography procedure provides an opportunity to determine the size of the affected myocardium and to predict the likelihood of recurrence.

Methodology of the procedure

Coronary angiography is a minimally invasive procedure. Its essence is the injection of a contrast agent with subsequent control by X-ray. Process flow:

• A special catheter is inserted through the radial artery at the wrist;
• through which the drug is delivered through the bloodstream to the heart;
• the vessels of the heart are evaluated with radiographs.

A distinctive image of the vessels allows you to identify narrowings – stenoses and atherosclerotic plaques.

In MDI Clinic medical center all procedures and manipulations are performed by highly qualified doctors using modern equipment and materials.