Details of Angiography.

Angiography is an advanced procedure which uses high imaging technology to see blockage, narrowing and blood circulation.

Symptoms may include:

• Chest pain (angina).
• Pain in jaw, neck or arm.
• Congenital heart disease.
• Abnormal results on a noninvasive heart stress test.
• 'Chest injury.
• A heart valve problem.

During a angiography, a type of dye that's visible by an X-ray machine is injected into the blood vessels of your heart. The X-ray machine rapidly takes a series of images (angiograms), offering a look at your blood vessels. If necessary, your doctor can open clogged heart arteries (angioplasty) during your angiography.

• Heart attack
• Stroke
• Injury to the catheterized artery
• Irregular heart rhythms (arrhythmias)
• Allergic reactions to the dye or medications used during the procedure
• Kidney damage
• Excessive bleeding
• Infection
• Bleeding