The impact of Verapamil for radial access in diagnostic cerebrovascular angiograms: A retrospective case-control study.
Dominic J RomeoMohamed M SalemGeorgios S SioutasAntonio Corral TarbayJinggang Jenny NgPakinam E AboutalebVisish M SrinivasanBryan PukenasBrian T JankowitzJan-Karl BurkhardtPublished in: Interventional neuroradiology : journal of peritherapeutic neuroradiology, surgical procedures and related neurosciences (2023)
Verapamil in the "cocktail" for wrist access diagnostic cerebral angiograms was associated with periprocedural hives, but not associated with a significant reduction in spasm compared to the non-Verapamil group. Our findings suggest that the administration of prophylactic Verapamil for these procedures may not be necessary.