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What is Angiography and Why is it needed | Cardiologist Indore - Dr. Siddhant Jain

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In this article, Dr. Siddhant Jain, Senior Interventional and Consultant Cardiologist will talk about angiography, what is angiography, why it is used, is angiography dangerous or not, and what are the charges for angiography. What is Angiography and Why is it Needed? Angiography is one of the tests that is used to look for blockages in the arteries of the heart where we can access it through a catheter and medicine is injected, then we do x-rays and after looking at that picture the doctor can know how much is the blockage.  If the blockage is more than it is treated with a stent, balloon, or sometimes bypass surgery, if the blockage is so much, It is not much that medical treatment alone is enough so to know this the test is known as angiography. Is There Pain or Danger During Angiography? There is no pain at all in angiography. Angiography is done with the help of a small needle. First, anesthesia is given with a small needle, from where the test needs to be done, a 2 mm wire reache