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Aortic angiography - Risks

Alternative Names

Angiography - aorta; Aortography

What the risks are:

Risks of aortic angiography include:

Allergic reaction to the contrast dye
Arrhythmias
Bleeding
Blockage of the artery
Bruising at the site of catheter insertion
Cardiac tamponade
Embolism from a blood clot forming at the tip of the catheter
Heart attack
Infection
Injury to the artery
Low blood pressure
Stroke

Special considerations:

This procedure may be combined with left heart catheterization.

Aortic angiography has been mostly replaced by computed tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance (MR) angiography.

Cardiac arteriogram

Reviewed last on: 1/23/2009
Benjamin Taragin M.D. Department of Radiology Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, N.Y. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

References

Nicholson T, Patel J. The Aorta. In: Grainger RC, Allison D, Adam, Dixon AK, eds. Diagnostic Radiology: A Textbook of Medical Imaging. 5th ed. New York, NY: Churchill Livingstone; 2008:chap 27.

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