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| CT Angiography | | | | - Once the technologist is sure that all the information is |
| We Care India partner hospitals use a state-of-the-art | | | | collected, the IV will be removed. |
| multi-row detector CT scanner; the Siemens Sensation | | | | |
| 64 Detector. | | | | How is Coronary CTA different from other heart tests |
| A Coronary CTA (CT Angiography) is a heart-imaging | | | | ? |
| test currently undergoing rapid development and | | | | One of the most common heart tests is the coronary |
| evaluation for non-invasively determining whether either | | | | angiogram, or cardiac catheterization. This test is more |
| fatty deposits or calcium deposits have built up in the | | | | invasive and requires more patient recovery time than |
| coronary arteries, which supply blood to the heart | | | | Coronary CTA. Patients who receive coronary |
| muscle. | | | | angiograms must have a catheter, or small transport |
| | | | | tube, threaded into their coronary arteries, which run |
| How does Cardiac CT Angiography work ? | | | | along the outside of the heart. The catheter typically is |
| A Coronary CTA comes from a special type of | | | | inserted into a blood vessel in the upper thigh and then |
| X-ray examination. Patients undergoing a Coronary | | | | maneuvered up to the coronary arteries. The catheter |
| CTA scan receive an iodine-containing contrast dye | | | | then is used to inject the iodine dye needed for the |
| as an IV solution to ensure the best images possible. | | | | test, which uses X-rays to record “movies” of |
| The same IV in the arm may be used to give a | | | | interior of the coronary arteries. |
| medication to slow or stabilize the patient’s heart | | | | |
| rate for better imaging results. During the examination, | | | | What type of Coronary CTA is used in Indian Hospitals |
| which usually takes about 10 minutes, X-rays pass | | | | ? |
| through the body and are picked up by special | | | | Most of Indian Hospitals use more than one type of |
| detectors in the scanner. | | | | multi-detector/multi-slice system for Coronary CTA. |
| | | | | Currently, the hospitals are using 64-detector scanners. |
| Your doctor uses the cardiac CT to evaluate : - | | | | Patient with mild hyperlipidemia and atypical chest pain. |
| - The heart muscle | | | | Curved reconstructions of the left anterior descending |
| - The coronary arteries | | | | coronary artery show just beyond its origin, a plaque |
| - The pulmonary veins | | | | [arrows] consisting largely of “soft” non-calcified |
| - The thoracic and abdominal aorta | | | | (gray) material but with a small central calcification |
| - The sac around the heart (pericardium) | | | | (white). These reconstructions and the dynamic 3D |
| | | | | surface reconstruction demonstrate that the major |
| What to expect in Cardiac CT Angiography : | | | | branches of the left and right coronary artery systems |
| - You will change into a hospital gown. | | | | are free of significant narrowing. |
| | | | | Asymptomatic patient with pronounced hyperlipidemia |
| - A nurse will insert an IV line into a vein in your arm to | | | | and a strong family history of coronary artery disease. |
| administer contrast (dye) during your procedure. | | | | Curved reconstructions and a colored surface |
| | | | | reconstruction of the left anterior descending coronary |
| - You will lie on a special scanning table. | | | | artery show, in addition to generalized mild irregular wall |
| | | | | thickening and slightly arterial enlargement from early |
| - The technologist will clean three small areas of your | | | | diffuse atherosclerosis, several calcified plaques |
| chest and place small, sticky electrode patches on | | | | [arrows] without significant narrowing. |
| these areas. Men may expect to have their chest | | | | |
| partially shaved to help the electrodes stick. The | | | | Please log on to : |
| electrodes are attached to an electrocardiograph | | | | Send your query : Get a Quote |
| (ECG) monitor, which charts your heart’s electrical | | | | |
| activity during the test. | | | | We Care Core Values |
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| - You will lie on the scanner table, and you will be | | | | you as the centre. |
| asked to raise your arms over your head for the | | | | Having the industry’s most elaborate and exclusive |
| duration of the exam. | | | | Patient Care and Clinical Coordination teams stationed |
| | | | | at each partner hospital, we provide you the |
| - During the scan, you will feel the table move inside a | | | | smoothest and seamless care ever imagined. With a |
| donut-shaped scanner. You will receive a contrast | | | | ratio of one Patient Care Manager to five patients our |
| agent through your IV to help produce the images. It is | | | | patient care standards are unmatched across the sub |
| common to feel a warm sensation as the contrast | | | | continent. |
| circulates through your body. | | | | |