Is getting an angiogram painful?

Is getting an angiogram painful?

The procedure of an angiogram is, by and large, painless. However, there are portions of the examinations, such as the initial introduction of the catheter, that may require the introduction of some local anesthetic to numb the area where the catheter is being introduced. That may give you a little bit of a burning sensation. Injection of the contrast material into some of the blood vessels could also either give you a warm sensation or sometimes a burning sensation in that area.