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Left heart ventricular angiography - Results

Alternative Names

Angiography - left heart; Left ventriculography

Normal Values:

A normal result shows normal blood flow through the left side of the heart. Blood volumes and pressures are also normal.

What abnormal results mean:

An abnormal result may suggest a problem with the left side of the heart or the heart valves. Coronary angiography may be needed when blockage of the coronary arteries is suspected.

Heart, section through the middle

Heart, front view

Reviewed last on: 5/15/2008
Alan Berger, MD, Assistant Professor, Divisions of Cardiology and Epidemiology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN. Review provided by VeriMedHealthcare Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

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