What should you look for when choosing a lab to have an angiogram procedure done?

Frank Higgins, Director of Operations at American Endovascular answers "What should you look for when choosing a lab to have an angiogram procedure done?

You’ll want to research the types of approaches doctors take in treating different anatomies, different types of lesions, and certain areas. For example, not every doctor is comfortable treating the foot or the toe. At American Endovascular our doctors will do a procedure below the knee, where others won’t. This way we can treat the whole area and not just parts of it. Our doctors are comfortable, qualified, and do excellent work below the knee in the outpatient setting.

In addition, find out how your doctor feels about stenting—especially behind the knee. Patients tend to have issues with stents behind the knee because of the way the knee bends.

Be sure to ask how often your doctor will see you after your angiogram. You don’t want to have the procedure and not see your doctor again. They should be seeing you for your follow-up visits and follow-up ultrasounds to make sure their work was successful and didn’t result in the closing of the vessels.

Finally, you want to make sure your doctor is reachable both before and after your angiogram.