Angiographic examination allows doctors to identify the state of the vessels by putting the catheter into them, i.e. to identify all abnormal vasoconstrictions and atheromatous plaques blockages. Also, this equipment allows doctors to expand or to clean the vessels and restore the normal blood flow in them without surgery, because the catheter is inserted into the vascular system through a puncture. Such intervention prevents dangerous complications.

Statistics shows that angiography is often used in Uzbekistan for diagnosis and treatment of heart vessels, which is a reliable method of prevention of myocardial infarction.

The widest range of interventions undertaken with the angiograph is implemented at Vahidov Specialized Center. The clinic was the first in the country to acquire the necessary installation and began to develop these technologies in 1998.

“Today we carry out surgeries on all the major vessels on both diagnostic and therapeutic purposes with the use of angiography equipment,” said Mirjamal Zufarov, the deputy director of high tech. “These technologies also allow us to perform a number of interventions for congenital and acquired heart defects.”

New angiograph installed a few months ago at the Republican Specialized Center of Cardiology, is currently used only for diagnosis and treatment of certain diseases of coronary arteries. But the doctors are going to improve and expand the list of interventions. The only angiograph installed outside of Tashkent works in Namangan regional branch of the Republican Scientific Center for Emergency Medical Care.

The field of application of angiographic installation of the clinic of the Tashkent Pediatric Medical Institute is mostly the congenital heart diseases. The Republican Scientific Center of Emergency Medical Care became the first and the only institution in the country applying angiography equipment for patients with acute coronary syndrome.

According to the Ministry of Healthcare of the Republic Uzbekistan, soon the country will acquire new angiographic installations. The Republican Scientific Practical Center of Therapy and Medical Rehabilitation, and a number of large regional hospitals plan to purchase such equipment.