The procedure provides for the minimally invasive endovascular, diagnostic intervention performed in an operating room, under local anesthesia and intravenous anesthesia (if needed), by a surgical team (surgeon, surgical nurse) to diagnose the damage to main arteries or a structural pathology of the heart.
A surgeon performs the puncture of the radial artery or the common femoral artery transcutaneously with a hydrophilic conductor with the diameter of 0.035’’ introducing a PigTail diagnostic catheter into the target examination area. A surgeon performs the selective angiography of the target arterial basin and cardiac chambers using a diagnostic catheter and a syringe injector. The examination is performed under the control of radioscopy and X-ray radiography in various projections. After the examination the surgical instruments are removed, and the hemostasis of the vascular access is performed. Indications for the procedure: data of the clinical picture, of the echocardiographic examination of coronary vessels.
Service duration: 30 to 40 minutes.
Contraindications for the procedure: absolute – allergic reactions to contrast agents, active infectious process.
Appointment for the surgical intervention is carried out only after a check-up by a specialist cardiac surgeon of Dobrobut clinic chain.
The procedure has no age restrictions.