Your doctor will discuss the options for you before your angiogram. Often, the angiogram will reveal the source of the blockage or damage, and the doctor can fix the problem right there. Some patients choose to do this over the course of two procedures. If so, the doctor will have to go through all of the steps for a normal angiogram again before performing the actual angioplasty.

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