Basic Overview of Conventional Coronary Angiography for Planning Cardiac Surgery
Emeka B Kesieme,
Christopher O Iruolagbe,
Benjamin I Omoregbee
et al.
Abstract:Coronary angiography is a common procedure performed by the cardiologist to evaluate coronary atherosclerotic disease (CAD) and the result is utilized by both cardiologists and cardiac surgeons to perform catheter and surgical interventions on the coronary artery. In addition to evaluating CAD, other useful investigative modalities such as left ventriculography and aortography can be performed at the time of coronary angiography. Despite its limitations and the emergence of newer investigative modalities like … Show more
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