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Heartfelt and Heartseen: Making a Diagnosis through Coronary Angiogram

In: Ethnographies of Diagnostic Work

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  • Paula Byrne
  • Katrina Stengel

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Coronary angiography is the primary technique used for the diagnosis and management of cardiac symptoms. It aims to provide detailed images of the heart, its chambers and associated blood vessels. During an angiogram, a catheter is introduced, usually in the common femoral artery in the groin, and gently pushed through the artery until it reaches the heart. A radio opaque dye (the contrast) is then injected into the catheter, which allows for visualisation of the heart and its structures through rapid X-ray screening from a variety of angles. These images are projected onto a monitor and used by clinicians in conjunction with other test results, the medical records, and — critically for this chapter — the patient’s symptoms, to assemble a diagnosis and future treatment options.

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  • Paula Byrne & Katrina Stengel, 2010. "Heartfelt and Heartseen: Making a Diagnosis through Coronary Angiogram," Palgrave Macmillan Books, in: Monika Büscher & Dawn Goodwin & Jessica Mesman (ed.), Ethnographies of Diagnostic Work, chapter 8, pages 133-148, Palgrave Macmillan.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:palchp:978-0-230-29693-0_8
    DOI: 10.1057/9780230296930_8
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