Nitroglycerin plus diltiazem versus nitroglycerin alone for spasm prophylaxis with transradial approach

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 122-125

  Dharma, Surya ^a   Shah, Sanjay ^a   Radadiya, Rajnikant ^a   Vyas, Chirayu ^a   Pancholy, Samir ^a,b   Patel, Tejas ^a  

^a VS Hospital   (India)

^b Janet Weis Children s Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

diltiazem; nitroglycerin; radial artery spasm; spasmolytic

Indexed keywords

DILTIAZEM; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; HEPARIN; PLACEBO;

ARTERY SPASM; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BURNING SENSATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PROPHYLAXIS; RADIAL ARTERY SPASM; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

AGED; ANGIOPLASTY, BALLOON, CORONARY; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DILTIAZEM; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NITROGLYCERIN; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIAL ARTERY; SPASM; VASCULAR DISEASES; VASOCONSTRICTION; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 84858381754     PISSN: 10423931     EISSN: 15572501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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