are there side effects of an angiogram?

Question

Swelling and pain in the right side groin area . Swelling is forming in the shape of a sausage . This started after an angiogram ?

Answer 1

Yes: Side effects from the angiogram can be related to the procedure (bleeding or injury to the blood vessels from the catheters used to inject the contrast; embolization of intraluminal plaque or air from the catheter) or a reaction to the contrast (allergic reaction, kidney failure).

Answer 2

Ask Cardiologist: It is best to ask your cardiologist (the one who did the angiogram) how long you should wait to drive or travel after the angiogram.

Answer 3

Depends: If you are going to have an angiogram performed through a groin vessel the time will depend on the size of the catheter used and whether or not your doctor used a closure device (material used to seal the puncture wound in the blood vessel). You must consult the doctor who will be doing the procedure to answer your question properly.

Answer 4

Depends on results.: The answer depends on the results of the angiogram, the site of catheter insertion (either femoral or radial artery) and the type of training .Many centers, such as mine, are inserting the catheter into the radial artery in the wrist which does not require any post angiogram attention. A patient whose angiogram was negative and had this method used, could return to all activities the next day.

Answer 5

Depends on site: Of arterial access (radial vs femoral) and what findings or intervention were performed. Talk to your physician who performed it but generally in 4 days if no complications. I'm assuming this was a cardiac angiogram.

Answer 6

Many: An angiogram is done to look at the flow of the coronary arteries and to rule out blockages. Recurrent chest pain is one reason, heart attack is another, abnormal stress testing, weakening of the muscle of the heart are among many.

Answer 7

To find blockages: An angiogram images the arteries of the heart by injecting dye into them, to find blockages. It is done if someone has symptoms such as chest pain that may be due to poor blood flow. Technically, an angiogram is just the diagnostic study, i.e. The images. If a blockage exists, special catheters can be used at the same time to open it with balloons and stents.

Answer 8

Various reasons: An angiogram is a test used to evaluate and/or treat arteries all over the body, not just in the heart. A few possible indications include to find aneurysms (especially in the head), to identify narrowing or occlusion, to assess for vascular inflammation (i.e., vasculitis), to stop bleeding in the setting of trauma or GI bleed or to treat blood clots in the arteries.

Answer 9

Angiogram: Less than 1% risk of clot, bruising, arrhythmia, bleeding. Discuss with your physician to determine if the benefit of the procedure is greater than the risk. That is the best question to ask on any test performed.

Answer 10

Additional: Additional risks of reaction to the contrast dye, renal failure, injury to a blood vessel requiring emergency surgery, stroke, heart attack, death.

Answer 11

Iodine based: Almost all current radiographic contrast agents are based on iodine, which is relatively "heavy" and radioopaque. Rarely, some radiologists will use co2 gas for a contrast study. In the cardiac circulation, we basically use iodine based agents almost exclusively.

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