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Coronary angiography - Results

Alternative Names

Cardiac angiography; Angiography - heart; Angiogram - coronary

Normal Values:

There is a normal supply of blood to the heart and no blockages.

What abnormal results mean:

An abnormal result may mean you have a blocked artery. The test can show how many coronary arteries are blocked, where they are blocked, and the severity of the blockages.

Cardiac catheterization

Coronary angiography

Reviewed last on: 4/23/2009
Steven Kang, MD, Division of Cardiac Pacing and Electrophysiology, East Bay Arrhythmia, Cardiovascular Consultants Medical Group, Oakland, CA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

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