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My doctor advised me cor angio in hospital so is it a test or anything other.
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An angiogram? They must suspect you have a blockage in an artery?
It is a very simple test where they pass a long very thin tube in through your arm or leg, to your heart. They then guide it to the left side and squirt a dye into the artery which is picked up by a scanner above the chest, giving images of your arteries. They then do the same on the right side. This is a test to see if you have any blockages in your arteries and the results are used to determine if you require no intervention, just medication, stents or bypass surgery. You will spend a couple of hours relaxing after the procedure before going home. I have had 7 of these and I can honestly say there is no pain involved.