Heartfelt and Heartseen: Making a Diagnosis through Coronary Angiogram

Paula Byrne and Katrina Stengel

Chapter 8 in Ethnographies of Diagnostic Work, 2010, pp 133-148 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract Coronary angiography is the primary technique used for the diagnosis and management of cardiac symptoms. It aims to provide detailed images of the heart, its chambers and associated blood vessels. During an angiogram, a catheter is introduced, usually in the common femoral artery in the groin, and gently pushed through the artery until it reaches the heart. A radio opaque dye (the contrast) is then injected into the catheter, which allows for visualisation of the heart and its structures through rapid X-ray screening from a variety of angles. These images are projected onto a monitor and used by clinicians in conjunction with other test results, the medical records, and — critically for this chapter — the patient’s symptoms, to assemble a diagnosis and future treatment options.

Keywords: Chest Pain; Fractional Flow Reserve; Common Femoral Artery; Future Treatment Option; Consultant Cardiologist (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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DOI: 10.1057/9780230296930_8

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