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CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY: WHAT ARE THE RISKS AND POSSIBLE COMPLICATIONS?

In experienced hands the procedure is very safe. However, being an invasitve procedure it does carry a small risk. The world figures for a serious complication during angiography are less than 0.1%. The risk may be higher for patients who a very ill, have difficulty in breathing, or whose arteries have many severe blockage

Some of the possible complications are listed below. You must not let this I scare you, since these are extremely rare.

bleeding from the groin

blood clot formation (hematoma) in the groin

bleeding elsewhere (abdomen, brain, etc.)

dye reaction

disorders of heart rhythm

clotting of the leg artery

weakness of the leg artery leading to a pseudoaneurysm (swelling) in the groin, which may need surgery

embolisation of a blood clot to the brain, which may lead to temporary permanent paralysis

heart attack.

But rest assured that these complications are extremely rare. Moreover, 1 benefits obtained from the information derived during the procedure far outweigh any potential risks.

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