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"The Doctors Were Very Calm During My Angiogram"

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Vicki stayed calm during her angiogram because she trusted her doctors (:43)
But she suspected she was headed for a diagnosis of heart disease and major life changes.

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Vicki describes one of the many tests her cardiologist used to gauge her heart blockage. Angiograms test for blockages in the coronary arteries in addition to other cardiovascular ailments. Coronary angiograms involve inserting a catheter (a thin tube) through an artery in the leg up to the heart, so the procedure is usually performed in a hospital, in a cardiac catheterization lab (commonly called a "cath" lab).

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