Comparison of combination therapy of adenosine and nitroprusside with adenosine alone in the treatment of angiographic no-reflow phenomenon
β Scribed by Cem Barcin; Ali E. Denktas; Ryan J. Lennon; LaVon Hammes; Stuart T. Higano; David R. Holmes Jr.; Kirk N. Garratt; Amir Lerman
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2004
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 85 KB
- Volume
- 61
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1522-1946
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β¦ Synopsis
Abstract
We sought to compare the combination therapy of adenosine and nitroprusside in noβreflow phenomenon during percutaneous coronary intervention. Improvement in coronary flow from noβreflow to postdrug state was evaluated. Patients who received adenosine (n = 21) were compared to ones who received the combination of adenosine and nitroprusside (n = 20) for treatment. Improvement of TIMI flow grades was higher in the group that received combined therapy (1.5 Β± 1.0 vs. 0.8 Β± 0.6; P < 0.05). Combination therapy of adenosine and nitroprusside is safe and provides better improvement in coronary flow compared to intracoronary adenosine alone in case of impaired flow during coronary interventions. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 2004;61:484β491. Β© 2004 WileyβLiss, Inc.
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