Why the study?
What are the clinical characteristics and determinant factors for catheter-induced spasm in the proximal right coronary artery during angiography?
Population
5,296 consecutive patients who underwent diagnostic or follow-up coronary angiography during a 26-year period
Comparison
Patients with catheter-induced spasm in the… vs Patients without catheter-induced spasm in the…
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Cohort
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May prompt vigilance during RCA angiography in younger non-diabetics; hypothesis-generating and should not yet change practice.
What are the clinical characteristics and determinant factors for catheter-induced spasm in the proximal right coronary artery during angiography?
Positive provoked spasm, younger age, and the absence of diabetes mellitus are significant determinant factors for catheter-induced spasm in the proximal right coronary artery.
Sueda et al. (2018) studied this question.
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