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Who Needs a CT Coronary Angiogram?

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As of now CT angiograms cannot replace conventional coronary angiography while planning procedures like balloon angioplasty. Balloon angioplasty is removal of blocks from the blood vessels using slender long tubes with high pressure balloons at the tip.

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How to Build Smart Cath Labs in 2022?

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Discussing further, Catheterization Laboratory, also called Cath Lab, is a medical examination room where angiogram, angioplasty, ablation, and implantation of pacemaker are carried out. This includes treatment of more patients, doing so more securely and with better clinical success.

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The First 60 Minutes of a Heart Attack: The Golden Hour

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Once the patient reaches the hospital, the doctors will attempt to remove the clot using either a potent clot buster medicine [thrombolytic medicines] or a surgery known as primary angioplasty. Although both techniques have advantages and limitations, primary angioplasty is the chosen therapy in most cases.