🩻 How do we X-ray the heart’s arteries? 🩻 Angiography gives us a real-time look inside the coronary arteries, helping identify blockages that could lead to heart attacks. Using contrast dye and X-ray imaging, this procedure is a crucial tool for diagnosing and guiding treatment decisions. Watch to see how it works, and visit heart.medicalvisual.com for free educational resources to help your patients better understand their heart health! ❤️ . . . . . #angiogram #angiography #catheter #cathlab

A 52-year-old man presented with episodic chest pain. Videos show results of coronary angiography performed before and after acetylcholine injection, which led to a diagnosis of coronary-artery vasospasm. http://nej.md/2tO84qO | The New England Journal of Medicine