Regional Wall Motion Abnormality on Echocardiogram Importance of regional wall motion abnormality and the types of regional wall motion abnormalities were discussed earlier. A video clip of an
What is Laser Angioplasty? Simple balloon angioplasty removes the plaques in blood vessels by plastering the plaque on to the artery wall. It also enlarges the vessel a
Angioplasty is a method to remove blocks from important blood vessels. The most common form of angioplasty is coronary angioplasty, the method of removing blocks from the blood
How is coronary heart disease diagnosed? Coronary heart disease (coronary artery disease, coronary artery heart disease, ischemic heart disease) is usually suspected by the symptoms. Typically it is
LMCA: Left main coronary artery; LAD: Left anterior descending coronary artery (blood vessels supplying oxygenated blood to the the heart muscle) – as seen on coronary angiogram (X-ray
What is angioplasty? Angioplasty is in simple terms, the removal of a block in a blood vessel. Most familiar form of angioplasty is coronary angioplasty – removal of
What is coronary angiography? Coronary angiography is visualization of the blood vessels of the heart (coronary arteries) by injecting radiocontrast ‘dye’ into them. Conventionally this is achieved by
What is angiography? Angiography (angio) is visualisation of a blood vessel with or without injecting a contrast (‘dye’) into its lumen. Most of us are now familiar with coronary