One in 4 patients undergoing elective coronary angiography in the United States is asymptomatic, according to a study published online August 25, 2014, ahead of print in JAMA: Internal Medicine.

A noninvasive method for measuring fluid status in patients before coronary angiography has been shown to predict the development of contrast-induced acute kidney injury (AKI), reports a paper ...

(HealthDay News) — For patients undergoing coronary angiography, pretreatment with high-dose statins reduces the risk of contrast-induced acute kidney injury (CIAKI), according to a meta-analysis ...

ORLANDO, FL — For certain elderly patients with severe aortic-valve stenosis who have CT angiography as part of a workup before transcatheter aortic-valve replacement (TAVR), the CT scan can also ...

An angiogram is a type of diagnostic test to identify blocked or narrowed blood vessels. The cost of the procedure varies based on multiple factors. Angiograms, also called or arteriograms, can help ...

Cardiac catheterization and angiograms are medical procedures that allow doctors to examine the inside of the heart and arteries. However, there are some differences between the two. Cardiac ...

An angiogram is a medical procedure of detecting blockage in the arterial system using a special contrast material and x-ray imaging system. An angiogram, also called coronary angiography, is a part ...