{"id":4002,"date":"2020-08-03T06:10:24","date_gmt":"2020-08-03T11:10:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/heartandvascularmed.com\/?page_id=4002"},"modified":"2020-08-03T06:11:16","modified_gmt":"2020-08-03T11:11:16","slug":"nuclear-stress-test-2-2-4-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ahvmed.com\/?page_id=4002","title":{"rendered":"Renal Arteriogram"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column]<div class=\"clearboth\"><\/div><style>#thegem-divider-69e3fe79c99bd {margin-top: 135px !important;}<\/style><div id=\"thegem-divider-69e3fe79c99bd\" class=\"gem-divider  \" style=\"\" ><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]<div class=\"gem-textbox \"  ><div class=\"gem-textbox-inner\" style=\"\"><div class=\"gem-textbox-content\" style=\"background-color: #f4f6f7;background-position: center top;\">[vc_column_text]<div class='printomatic pom-default ' id='id8655' alt='Print' title='Print' data-print_target='div#styled-subtitle'><\/div> <div class='printomatictext' id='id8655' alt='Print' title='Print' data-print_target='div#styled-subtitle'>Print<\/div><div style='clear: both;'><\/div>\n<div id=\"styled-subtitle\">\n<ul>\n<li><strong><em>Renal Arteriogram<\/em><\/strong>&nbsp;\n<p>A\u00a0<strong>renal arteriogram<\/strong>\u00a0is a procedure in which a thin flexible tube called a catheter is inserted through an artery, usually in the arm or groin, allowing the physician to take x-ray pictures of the arteries feeding the blood flow to the kidneys to evaluate for blockages.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0\u00a0There are several reasons a person might have a peripheral arteriogram, and these include:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>(1) a person has known renal artery stenosis that needs to be re-evaluated.<\/p>\n<p>(2) a person is having extremely high blood pressures which are difficulty to treat and the suspected cause is a partially blocked renal artery.<\/p>\n<p>(3) a person has had abnormal screening test such as an ultrasound of the renal arteries with suspected blockages.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Prep for the procedure:\u00a0<\/strong>Do not to eat or drink for 8 to 12 hours prior to the procedure. You will need to make arrangements to have someone drive you home following the procedure.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0<strong>What is patient expected to do during the procedure?<\/strong>\u00a0Prior to the procedure, you will be given a sedative causing drowsiness in order to relax you; however, we will be able to arouse you should it be necessary. The area where the catheter will be inserted is numbed with a local anesthetic and the catheter is inserted.<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0<strong>Risks<\/strong>: Complications from this procedure are rare, and the risk of death is very low. Possible risks include: (1) allergic reaction to the dye which can be treated with medicine; (2) damage to the kidneys from the dye; (3) irregular heart rhythms which can be treated with medicine; (4) bleeding can occur at the site where the catheter is inserted; (5) although uncommon, blood clots can form around the catheter or clumps of plaque can be knocked loose from the walls of the arteries during the procedure and can trigger a heart attack or a stroke<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0<strong>Post procedure instructions\/limitations<\/strong>: Refrain from heavy lifting, greater than 5 pounds, for approximately 1 week following the procedure due to possible bleeding from the site where the catheter was inserted. To avoid infection, do not take a tub bath until the site where the catheter was inserted is healed. You can usually return to your normal activities over approximately 1 week.<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0<strong>When to call your cardiologist<\/strong>: You should call your cardiologist immediately and\/or return to the emergency department immediately if you experience persistent numbness or coolness of the affected extremity; if you experience acute onset of chest pain and\/or shortness of breath; or if you experience rapid swelling or bleeding at the site where the catheter was inserted.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Miscellaneous<\/strong>: Please follow all the instructions that your healthcare provider gives you.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text]<\/div><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]<div class=\"clearboth\"><\/div><style>#thegem-divider-69e3fe79c9a87 {margin-top: 135px !important;}<\/style><div id=\"thegem-divider-69e3fe79c9a87\" class=\"gem-divider  \" style=\"\" ><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":597,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-4002","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ahvmed.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4002","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ahvmed.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ahvmed.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ahvmed.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ahvmed.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4002"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/ahvmed.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4002\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4004,"href":"https:\/\/ahvmed.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4002\/revisions\/4004"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ahvmed.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/597"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ahvmed.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4002"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}