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3. Why is My Doctor Recommending Angiography?

This will vary from patient to patient but, generally speaking, your doctor will be looking for the severity and exact location of the narrow or blocked blood vessel. Other reasons include locating a bleeding site before embolization, locating and removing a blood clot and restoring blood flow, taking blood samples to diagnose a suspected problem, and getting a map of your blood vessels for a future surgery.

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