Angiopulmonography with measurement of pressure in the pulmonary arteries and heart chambers
Angiopulmonography with pressure measurement in the pulmonary arteries and heart chambers is an invasive procedure to determine the contractility of the heart chambers, the work of the heart valves, and congenital defects.
Angiopulmonography with pressure measurement in the pulmonary arteries and heart chambers is an invasive diagnostic procedure. A catheter is inserted into the femoral vein and reaches the pulmonary artery; the pressures in the right heart chamber, the pulmonary artery and its branches are measured; then, a contrast agent is injected.
When is this procedure needed?
As a rule, it is performed before medical invasive manipulations in patients with pulmonary embolism or upon the cardiac surgeon’s request before an open heart surgery.
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- You can wear whatever you want when going to the hospital. During the procedure, you
- will be dressed in a hospital gown.
- Leave your valuables at home.
- One day before the arranged date, your doctor or nurse will tell you what you can and сan eat or drink before the procedure.
- Ask your doctor what medications you should take on the day of the procedure.
- Tell your doctor and/or nurses if you are allergic to anything.
- injected during the procedure.
- The procedure is performed in the X-ray operating room. This room is cool and dimly lit.
- You will lie on a special table above which you will see a large camera and several
- monitors.
- When the contrast medium is injected, you may feel heat or notice redness for a few
- seconds. This is normal – these sensations will quickly disappear.
- Catheters and an introducer are removed from the blood vessel. The doctor will press
- the puncture site with a finger and apply a compression bandage.
- The nurse will check your bandage regularly to prevent bleeding.
- After a puncture in the leg, you need to lie in bed for several hours.
- The puncture site may be sensitive.
- You will need to drink plenty of fluid to clear the contrast material from your body.
