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My mom had a balloon angioplasty. 7 days later she past away. er said she septic and had pneumonia. shouldn't they have seen this during the angio?

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My condolences : Sorry for your loss. It may well be that the pneumonia developed after the cath.

Answered 10/4/2012

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Pneumonia post angio: Not necessarily. The angio could have been in the chest, pelvis, or legs. During angio the images being viewed by the docs not at all similar to a chest x-ray, typically used to diagnose pneumonia. Septicemia would not be likely to be identifiable during angio unless the patient was already showing severe symptoms to cause the team to suspect.

Answered 9/28/2016

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