Left Heart Ventricular Angiography
Alternate Names : Angiography - Left Heart, Left Cardiac Catheterization, Left Ventriculography
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How is the Test Performed?
You are given a mild sedative prior to the test. An intravenous line is started in your arm to allow for the administration of medication during the procedure. A cardiologist then inserts a catheter through a small incision in an artery in your arm or groin after cleansing and numbing the site.
The catheter is then carefully threaded into your heart using x-ray images called fluoroscopy to guide the insertion. When the catheter is in place, dye is injected to view the left heart, the blood vessels that supply the heart (the coronary arteries), or both.
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