Coronary arteries are important blood vessels in the heart, its existence can help the heart supply blood and oxygen, if the coronary arteries have rupture, blockage, stenosis and the like will lead to cardiomyocytes can not get enough blood oxygen, the heart's ability to pump blood after the decline causes human discomfort, may cause a lot of impact on life, work, study.
When some patients go to the hospital for examination, the doctor will recommend a coronary angiogram. So, what is coronary angiography?
Coronary angiography is used very frequently in hospitals, and many people need to undergo this test every day because of heart discomfort. Coronary angiography can learn the specific structure of the heart and the condition of the coronary arteries, which is a safe, reliable and invasive diagnostic technique, and is also recognized as the gold standard for diagnosing coronary artery hardening heart disease.
However, not all people can do coronary angiography, it is only suitable for patients with the following 4 conditions, let's take a look at it.
1. The heart has been operated on
If the patient's heart has undergone related surgery, the condition has recurred after the operation or the body has symptoms of discomfort, you can go to the hospital for coronary angiography to find out whether there is an abnormality in the part where the operation has been performed, and the doctor will formulate the corresponding treatment plan according to the patient's heart condition.
2. Abnormal electrocardiogram or cardiac ultrasound examination
If the patient has heart discomfort, after the doctor's preliminary diagnosis and after receiving electrocardiogram, cardiac ultrasound and other examinations found abnormal phenomena, in order to more accurately judge the condition, the patient needs to undergo coronary angiography to understand the specific conditions of the heart, and to clarify the specific cause and condition before symptomatic treatment.
3. Angina recurs
For heart disease patients, angina is a common symptom, most of the angina is caused by coronary heart disease, myocardial infarction, once this situation occurs, patients should take corresponding treatment in time, such as taking nitroglycerin or quick-acting heart-saving pills and other drugs according to the doctor's instructions to expand the heart vessels, so that the blood oxygen supply of the heart muscle has improved, or timely to the hospital, can not delay the treatment time.
In particular, some patients with recurrent episodes of angina, after taking drugs, it is difficult to improve the condition of patients should go to the hospital in time to receive cardiac ultrasound, electrocardiogram or coronary angiography, and if the blood vessels are blocked, they should be treated by drugs or surgery in time to restore the blood supply.
4. The heart suddenly stops beating
Most people know that when the heart stops beating and the breathing stops, it means the end of life.
If a heart disease patient suddenly has a disease, the heart suddenly stops beating, and after a while it resumes beating, it means that the heart has a more serious situation, and it is necessary to undergo coronary angiography in time to determine the cause of the disease and then treat.
Coronary angiography is an invasive test, and some patients are reluctant to undergo it because they are worried that their bodies will not be able to eat it.
In fact, as long as the patient chooses a regular, professional, experienced doctor, there is usually no abnormality. If the patient is required by the condition, he should maintain a positive attitude and cooperate with the doctor to receive the examination, so as to clarify his specific condition, and the doctor can carry out treatment according to the test results to help the patient improve the condition.