Nidhal Bouchahda, Mohamed Aymen Ben Abdessalem, Najeh Ben Hlima, Mejdi Ben Messaoud, Hichem Denguir, Mohamed Mehdi Boussaada, Wassim Saoudi, Ahmed Jamel, Majed Hassine, Hatem Bouraoui, Marwen Mahjoub, Abdallah Mahdhaoui, Gouider Jeridi, Fethi Betbout, Habib Gamra
Verapamil and nitroglycerin are widely used to prevent radial artery spasm (RAS) during percutaneous cardiovascular procedures. However, these agents are not typically available in most African countries and consequently, isosorbide dinitrate is often the only spasmolytic treatment. Our aim was to compare the efficacy of isosorbide dinitrate alone versus isosorbide dinitrate used together with nicardipine to prevent RAS during transradial coronary procedures. This was a randomized controlled double-blind multicenter trial...
December 5, 2022: American Journal of Cardiology