Indications for catheterization in ishchaemic heart disease
Coronary angiography should be performed on all patients at risk of coronary disease before they undergo heart surgery.
In the patient with angina, indications may include:
- more than 2 mm ST depression on an exercise ECG
- angina or ST depression in a patient who is recovering from an MI
- unstable angina - i.e. chest pain which results in an admission to a cardiac care unit, but with no cardiac enzyme rise
- a sudden worsening of the angina
- angina resistant to medical treatment
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