Complications of Pharmacological Spasm Provocation Tests
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Complications of Pharmacological Spasm Provocation Tests
As pharmacological spasm provocation tests, acetylcholine (ACh) [1-3] and ergonovine (ER) [4,5] are employed in the cardiac catheterization laboratory. However, we often encounter the major and minor complications during performing these procedures. As a diagnostic tool, we should perform spasm provocation tests more safely without major complications. Multiple and proximal spasm documented by ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Angiology: Open Access
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2329-9495
DOI: 10.4172/2329-9495.1000145