CT, a 64 year old male, presented with atypical chest pain. He had a medical background of type 2 diabetes mellitus and high cholesterol. His previous echocardiogram a few years ago showed good biventricular systolic function (good pumping action of the parts of the heart that pump blood to the rest of the body). A more recent ECG (electrocardiogram) showed left ventricular hypertrophy (thickening). He was offered a diagnostic coronary angiogram with the access point being through the right radial artery (in the wrist) using a 6F Impulse catheter. The test revealed mild disease within the left anterior descending artery.
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So the first question is, tell us about your experience of the procedure. Well, this was my first time I've been in that theatre, or whatever you're calling it. And I found it was quite brilliant, you know, I mean the doctors and everything there was quite good. What I went for, for my first time was, I quite like it. At first, I thought it would be a very bad experience, but now I understand how it's like, which I would advise other people. You know what I mean? Not to panic, just go for it. Is there anything that you would want to tell somebody who is about to undergo the same procedure? Yeah, be brave, be calm and let the doctor do their work. They know what they're doing. They are quite professional. And I'm glad I went through it, although everything was clear for me. But next time I won't be panicked, I will just do it. Sure. Great. And was there anything that happened that was unexpected for you? No, there was nothing happening. Everything just went smooth. Like they tell me, I'm in good hands. I got a good answer. Everything went just fine. There's only one thing, it's the waiting I didn't like. I come there very early and I was waiting, waiting, waiting. But I understand they had an emergency, so... They have to delay. Apart from that, no problem.
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