Is Coronary Arteriography a Diagnostic Test?

Is coronary arteriography a diagnostic test?

Cardiac performance after diagnostic coronary arteriography.

an increase of LV work performed in a few patients; in the remainder the left ventricle performed less work. In four dogs, selective left coronary arteriography resulting in increased ventricular filling pressure, was accompanied by an increase of left ventricular end-diastolic (VED) and stroke volumes; the ejection fraction and heart rate remained unchanged. If the animal studies (increased VE...

Exercise Test and Coronary Arteriography in Minimal Angina.

Safety of coronary arteriography.

The mortality and morbidity of coronary arteriography are presented with particular reference to the relative safety of the Sones as compared with the Judkins technique. There were 6 deaths in 400 investigations (i *5%), and all occurred with the3Judkins technique. The morbidity is analysedfor the last 250 investigations; cardiac infarction and serious dysrhythmias were more common with the Jud...

Selective coronary arteriography.

The technique of selective coronary arteriography, as described originally by Sones, was employed in 255 patients. Successful catheterization of both coronary arteries was carried out in 88% of these patients, and in the last 100 examinations both coronary arteries were entered in 95 patients. Selective coronary arteriography is a useful diagnostic tool but is a potentially hazardous form of ex...