Coronary angiography can be used to help diagnose heart conditions,...
Coronary angiography can be used to help diagnose heart conditions, help plan future treatments and carry out certain procedures. For example, it may be used:
after a heart attack – where the heart's blood supply is blocked
to help diagnose angina – where pain in the chest is caused by a restricted blood supply to the heart
to plan interventional or surgical procedures – such as a coronary angioplasty, where narrowed or blocked blood vessels are widened
Coronary angiography is also considered to be the best method of diagnosing coronary heart disease (where a build-up of fatty substances in the coronary arteries affects the heart's blood supply).