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Ct Angiography

Computed tomography angiography is a special scan with injected dyes to produce a picture of blood vessels. The dye is injected into the blood vessels to locate blockages, aneurysm, dissection, stenosis, etc. The side effects are allergic reactions to dyes, infection, continuous exposure to radiation leading to cancer, etc.

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I underwent a CT angiography. Please review my reports.

Query: Hello doctor, Please, could you give your medical opinion on the following CT angiogram?My query would be for you to look at the jugular veins which are near C1 in the neck. Symptoms have progressed over the course of four years, dizziness, neck pain, chronic headache, and collapse. The report has c...  Read Full »


Dr. Vivek Chail

Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Please upload your CT angiogram images. I need to go through all the images in your CD DVD and will have a detailed look at the vessels near the C1 vertebra area, including the jugular veins. Regards.   Read Full »

I want to enquire about my CT heart scan results. Please help.

Query: Hello doctor, I have CT heart artery scan results. I would like it analyzed for blockages. The report says 100 % occluded RCA and some LAD blockage.  Read Full »


Dr. Ilir Sharka

Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I passed carefully through your uploaded coronary angiography CT images (attachment removed to protect patient identity) and would like to explain that there is extensive calcification inside the RCA (right coronary artery) that seems to produce important coron...  Read Full »

What is the treatment for coronary artery calcification?

Query: Hi doctor, I felt some chest discomfort for about three weeks. Last week, I had an ECG, blood tests, echo, stress test and CT angiogram and everything came back clear. But, there is something I am not sure about the CT angiogram. It is as follows. The heart is normal in size. No pericardial thickeni...  Read Full »


Dr. Rishu Sharma

Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Your angiogram is perfectly normal (attachment removed to protect patient identity). Calcification is a normal phenomenon, which starts when we are at the age of 10 years. It starts with every individual and keeps on increasing gradually as time progresses. A calcificati...  Read Full »

Is it possible to have left-sided chest pain without cardiac cause?

Query: Hello doctor, I am 64 years old. I am a heavy drinker for 30 years and had SCA two years ago. I also had an AICD implant and on Dytor 10, Flavidon, Cordarone 200, Xeralto 15, and Xtor 10. My HR is 60, EF is 45, and LV grade 2 dysfunction with LV hypertrophy. I do cardiac exercise biking 8 km per da...  Read Full »


Dr. Sagar Ramesh Makode

Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Did you ever undergo angiography or CT coronary angiography to look for the status of the vessel? Was your sudden cardiac arrest attributed to hypertrophic cardiomyopathy? Please share your echo report as well. Now regarding your pain, it does not show the characteri...  Read Full »

My CT angiogram shows intermediate OM and atheroma. Kindly help.

Query: Hi doctor, I had CT angiogram done and the results show intermediate or high OM, has mild pus atheroma in the ostium. I take Inderal 40 mg twice a day for palpitations and medication for anxiety. I was given a spray GTN. My blood work shows Cholesterol 6.6 mg/dL and triglycerides 1.0 mg/dL, HDL 1.0 ...  Read Full »


Dr. Muhammad Majid Hanif

Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Well, keeping in mind strong family history of heart disease any chest pain can mimic a heart pain. But this can or cannot be related to the heart. OM (obtuse marginal artery) is the name of the artery that is a small branch of main arteries that supply blood to heart's...  Read Full »

I am having calcified arteries. Can I undergo a thallium stress test and CT angiogram at the same time?

Query: Hello doctor, My calcium score is 2000. My arteries were found to be very hardened during a stent surgery. I was told that I could need an atherectomy. To be certain, I will have to get a Thallium stress test and a computed tomography (CT), and coronary angiography. Can I do them all at once? If yes...  Read Full »


Dr. Talapatra Ritendra Nath

Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. If you have a calcium score of 2000, you will need to undergo atherectomy procedures such as rotablation, tornus, or laser atherectomy, based on your angiographic assessment. A thallium scan is recommended to determine the vitality of cardiac tissue to assess the sui...  Read Full »

I have attached my wife's echo Doppler report. Kindly advice.

Query: Hello doctor, My wife's transthoracic echo doppler report interpretations are as follows. No regional wall motion abnormality (LVEF 60 %), Normal cardiac chamber dimensions, Trace MR, Trace TR, normal PASP, IVC is normal in diameter, No LV Clot, vegetation, pericardial effusion. Are these findings f...  Read Full »


Dr. Sagar Ramesh Makode

Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. This echo is normal, however considering her diabetes status and dyslipidemia, it is better to subject her to further testing like treadmill test or CT coronary angiography to know the status of cardiac vessels. Patients with such risk factors frequently have blockages...  Read Full »

Some areas in the CT angiogram do not focus on certain parts of the artery. Why?

Query: Hello doctor,I have a question about a CT angiogram I had three years ago. Unfortunately, I still have chest pain. Kindly help.  Read Full »


Dr. Muhammad Zohaib Siddiq

Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I read your query and can understand your concern. Your CT (computed tomography) scan report (attachments removed to protect the patient's identity) was normal. Chest pain has many other causes. Please tell me whether the chest pain is the same as three years ago. When...  Read Full »

Do I need medications for blocked arteries?

Query: Hello doctor, My CT coronary angiography study reveals a sudden cut off at mid LAD at the region of D2 origin. Similar cut off saw at D2 ostium, proximal D1, and proximal LCX due to step artifact due to heart rate variation during the scan. It is not possible to comment on these arteries at these le...  Read Full »


Dr. Sagar Ramesh Makode

Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. It is not normal. There are significant blockages in your arteries. You will need medications as well as conventional angiography. So you will need medications like Aspirin and statins (like Atorvastatin), other medicines according to symptoms, and an echo report. Yo...  Read Full »

I had a CTA of my brain and neck for more than 20 minutes. Is it normal?

Query: Hello doctor, I had a CTA of the brain and neck. I was laying down under the CT scanner itself for more than 20 minutes. Is that normal? I am also attaching my reports. Should I be worried? Please help.  Read Full »


Dr. Ruchi Sharma

Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I went through your query and understood your concern. The duration of a contrast-enhanced computed tomography angiography (CTA) of the head and neck can vary depending on several factors, including the specific protocols used by the imaging center, the patient's in...  Read Full »

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