Coronary angiography Here is a clip from our coronary angiogram video on the @cardiovisual app! Coronary angiography allows for the assessment and evaluation of coronary artery disease. In this clip you will see that there is a blockage in the left anterior descending artery. ⚠️How can contrast dye cause ST changes during injection? Follow @cardiovisual for more ❤️❤️❤️ . . . . #heart #heartdisease #cardiac #cardiacnurse #cardiacsurgery #nurse #cathlab #cathlabnurse #health #medical | CardioVisua

CARDIAC MRI (CMR) 👨🏽‍💻Both interventional coronary artery angiogram and CT coronary angiogram look to see if the coronary arteries are physically blocked. If an artery is blocked you should just open it up right? Well if the heart muscle that artery is supplying is completely infarcted, putting someone through an invasive procedure may not have any benefit 👨🏽‍💻So how do we find out if the heart muscle is ‘viable’? 👨🏽‍💻CMR can give us detailed assessment of what we may see on Echo (ie he