Applying Nitroglycerin at Coronary MR Angiography at 1.5 T: Diagnostic Performance of Coronary Vasodilation in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease.

Shi-Hai ZhaoChen-Guang LiYin-Yin ChenHong YunMeng-Su ZengHang Jin

Published in: Radiology. Cardiothoracic imaging (2020)

Administration of NTG significantly improved the diagnostic performance of coronary MR angiography for detecting significant CAD; however, NTG-induced coronary vasodilation was impaired in patients with significant CAD.© RSNA, 2020See also commentary by François in this issue.

Keyphrases

coronary artery disease
coronary artery
optical coherence tomography
computed tomography
aortic stenosis
magnetic resonance
contrast enhanced
magnetic resonance imaging
high glucose
oxidative stress
diabetic rats
endothelial cells
ejection fraction
transcatheter aortic valve replacement