The Impact of Nitroglycerin on the Evaluation of Coronary Stenosis in Coronary-CT: Preliminary Study in 131 Patients.
Francesca D'ErricoFrancesca RicciAlessandra LucianoFrancesco Paolo SbordoneMario LaudaziDaniele MecchiaMaria VolpeFlavia BrigantiAlessio Di LandroSaverio MuscoliLuca PuglieseVincenzo De StasioCarlo Di DonnaFrancesco RomeoFrancesco GaraciRoberto FlorisMarcello ChiocchiPublished in: Journal of clinical medicine (2023)
The use of sublingual nitroglycerin before CCT may lead to a radiological overestimation of calcific stenosis.
Keyphrases
- coronary artery disease
- end stage renal disease
- coronary artery
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- newly diagnosed
- aortic stenosis
- computed tomography
- peritoneal dialysis
- heart failure
- magnetic resonance
- contrast enhanced
- image quality
- patient reported outcomes
- dual energy
- transcatheter aortic valve replacement
- aortic valve