Anyone who feels heart attack symptoms can now feel more relaxed and at ease, a new Canadian led study is saying that there is no need to rush for an angiogram test when having symptoms of a heart attack.( An angiogram is an x-ray test that uses a special dye and camera fluoroscopy to take pictures of the blood flow in an artery.)"If you take a hundred individuals presenting to hospital with chest pain or something that suggests a heart attack, about 25 of them we know straight up have an electrocardiogram that qualifies them for a different emergency kind of heart attack," says Cardiologist Dr. Paul Armstrong, New found studies suggest that you can wait up to 2 or 3 days before having to receive an angiogram, this is one of the first steps leading into bypass surgery. About one third of the patients did need the help right away but other wise there was no need to rush for the testing for any of the other patients they were able to wait. This scientific research is very good news for those who live out in more remote areas, they are not having to rush to hospital as fast as necessary and can feel more relaxed about living with a heart condition. On the other hand people with a more serious condition will need to be air lifted for immediate help.
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