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August 9, 2017Expert Review of Cardiovascular TherapyOpen Access

Intracoronary nitroglycerin: recognizing coronary spasm first and foremost to avoid unnecessary coronary stents

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Intracoronary nitroglycerin helps identify coronary spasm during angiography, thereby preventing the placement of unnecessary coronary stents.

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AVAlec VishnevskyThomas Jefferson University HospitalDFDavid L. FischmanInterventional CardiologyMSMichael P. SavageInterventional Cardiology

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May reduce unnecessary stenting in select cases; leaves open need for prospective validation before routine adoption.

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Vishnevsky et al. (2017) studied this question. Intracoronary nitroglycerin helps identify coronary spasm during angiography, thereby preventing the placement of unnecessary coronary stents.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a2265e3f4540fbb2453d1efhttps://doi.org/10.1080/14779072.2017.1365601
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