Diagn Imaging. 1979;48(4):219-22.

Amipaque in coronary angiography.

Diagnostic imaging

I Enge, S Nitter-Hauge, K Levorstad, E Andrew

PMID: 498915

Abstract

Comparative studies between Isopaque Coronar and Amipaque with equal concentration of iodine (370 mg I/ml), have been carried out in more than 130 patients. Hemodynamic and electrocardiographic registrations before, during and after selective coronary angiography showed that the diastolic blood pressure and heart rate decreased significantly less with Amipaque, while no significant differences were observed in various ECG parameters. Interestingly, it was observed that the left coronary artery contrast transit time was longer when using Amipaque. This phenomenon may reflect a difference between ionic and nonionic contrast media, but also a difference in viscosity. The quality of the angiograms was the same irrespectively of the contrast medium used.

Substances

• Drug Combinations
• Iodobenzoates
• Meglumine
• Metrizoic Acid
• Metrizamide
• methylglucamine metrizoate

MeSH terms

• Blood Pressure
• Coronary Angiography*
• Coronary Disease / diagnostic imaging
• Double-Blind Method
• Drug Combinations
• Heart Rate
• Humans
• Iodobenzoates*
• Meglumine / analogs & derivatives
• Metrizamide*
• Metrizoic Acid* / analogs & derivatives
• Time Factors

Publication Types

• Comparative Study
• Journal Article