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Cardiac catheterization
Cardiac catheterization
Coronary angiography
Coronary angiography


Coronary angiography

Alternative Names:
Cardiac angiography; Angiography - heart

Normal Values:

Adequate blood supply to the heart is a normal finding with a coronary angiogram.



What abnormal results mean:

Coronary angiography shows the following:

  • How many coronary arteries are blocked
  • Where are they blocked
  • The degree of each blockage

These results can help your health care providder make decisions regarding treatment for your heart disease.




Review Date: 7/9/2004
Reviewed By: Seth Keller, M.D., Division of Cardiology and Electrophysiology at New York Hospital Center of Queens, Flushing, NY. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.

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