Get a fast, highly accurate map of your heart's blockages. Dr. Anshu Kabra specializes in advanced Radial Angiography (via the wrist), ensuring a rapid, comfortable, and painless recovery.
A coronary angiography is the gold standard for diagnosing blockages in the arteries supplying the heart. Dr. Kabra typically recommends this procedure if you are experiencing high-risk warning signs or irregular test results:
Experiencing recurrent angina (chest pressure or squeezing) that radiates to the jaw, neck, or arm, especially during physical activity.
If a treadmill stress test, ECG, or echocardiogram shows irregularities in your heart's rhythm or blood flow, an angiogram is needed to pinpoint the exact issue.
For patients who have recently survived a heart attack or are experiencing sudden, severe shortness of breath, an angiogram identifies the critical blockages immediately.
Traditionally, an angiogram involved threading a catheter through the femoral artery in the groin, requiring patients to lie flat for several hours to prevent heavy bleeding. Dr. Kabra is a recognized expert in Radial Angiography, performing the procedure through a small artery in your wrist.
You can sit up, walk, and eat almost immediately after the test.
The wrist artery minimizes the risk of severe bruising and bleeding complications compared to the groin.
Most patients go home within just a few hours of the procedure.
A quick, minimally invasive diagnostic procedure performed through the wrist — most patients are home the same day.
You remain awake and comfortable. Dr. Kabra numbs the small area on your wrist (radial artery) with a local anesthetic, ensuring the process is virtually painless.
A thin, highly flexible tube (catheter) is carefully guided up to your heart. A special, iodine-based contrast dye is then injected into the coronary arteries through the catheter.
As the dye flows, rapid X-ray images (fluoroscopy) capture detailed, real-time video of your blood vessels. This allows Dr. Kabra to see exactly where and how severe the blockages are, formulating a precise treatment plan.
I was dreading the angiogram because I had heard horror stories about lying flat for 6 hours with a groin puncture. Dr. Kabra performed it through my wrist. It was painless, and I was sitting in a chair having tea an hour later. The best angiography specialist in Jaipur, hands down.
What to expect before, during, and after your diagnostic angiogram.
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