- Medications used continuously during the day can be used. However, the medications used must be reported to the relevant health personnel before the examination.
- Before the examination, nothing should be eaten or drunk for 5 hours.
- The night before the examination, food and beverages such as coffee, tea, and energy drinks that increase the heart rate should not be used.
- Important diseases such as kidney failure and allergies must be reported to the doctor.
- When coming to the examination, the previous test and examination results, if any, should be brought.
How Is Coronary CT Angiography Examination Performed?
- Coronary CT Angiography Examination is performed under the constant supervision of health personnel and doctors.
- The patient's communication with the health personnel is provided with a microphone.
- During the entire examination, the health personnel can hear the patient and are in constant communication with the patient.
- In the first step of the examination, a control image is taken before intravenous medication administration.
- Images are obtained by “staining” the heart and coronary vessels with the contrast agent administered through the intravenous route.
- When the medication is given intravenously, a feeling of warmth and/or a metallic taste in the mouth may be felt. This is a normal and temporary situation.
- Motor sounds will be heard when the imaging device starts to operate. During imaging, it is very important that the patient does not move, remains calm and the patient holds his or her breath. The breath holds time is only 1 second.
