Talking to your friends and neighbors wonât give you the ultimate answer you seek. There is one way, and only one way, to diagnose if you really do have a Human Growth Hormone Deficiency. A blood test will allow you to discover if you have a low IGF-1 level.
Coronary angiography. Coronary angiography is a procedure that uses a special dye (contrast material) and x-rays to see how blood flows through the arteries in your heart. Coronary angiography is often done along with cardiac catheterization. This is a procedure which measures pressures in the heart chambers.
Coronary angiography (an-jee-OG-rah-fee) is a test that uses dye and special x rays to show the insides of your coronary arteries. The coronary arteries supply oxygen-rich blood to your heart. A waxy substance called plaque (plak) can build up inside the coronary arteries.