Nitrates administered by spray versus tablet: comparison of coronary vasodilation on CT angiography
- Authors
- Kim, Cherry; Ha, Moin; Kim, Wooil; Park, Sung-Joon; Hwang, Sung Ho; Yong, Hwan Seok; Oh, Yu-Whan; Kang, Eun-Young; Cha, Jaehyung; Lee, Seung Hwa; Lee, Ki Yeol
- Issue Date
- Jan-2021
- Publisher
- Springer Verlag
- Keywords
- Computed tomography angiography; Vasodilation; Nitrates; Coronary vessels
- Citation
- European Radiology, v.31, no.1, pp 515 - 524
- Pages
- 10
- Indexed
- SCIE
SCOPUS
- Journal Title
- European Radiology
- Volume
- 31
- Number
- 1
- Start Page
- 515
- End Page
- 524
- URI
- https://scholarworks.korea.ac.kr/kumedicine/handle/2020.sw.kumedicine/33064
- DOI
- 10.1007/s00330-020-07104-0
- ISSN
- 0938-7994
1432-1084
- Abstract
- Objectives
To compare the coronary vasodilation effects of spray with those induced by tablet administration in coronary CT angiography (CCTA).
Methods
A total of 2024 patients who underwent CCTA were identified for this retrospective study, including 828 patients with spray (spray group) and 1169 with tablets (tablet group). Of these, 93 patients underwent CCTA at least twice using both spray and tablets. The number of measurable segments and diameters of all 18 segments was measured. The number of measurable segments was compared between groups.
Results
No statistically significant differences were evident between these two groups in terms of clinical characteristics. All coronary segments except the ramus intermedius (RI) and left posterior descending artery (L-PDA) were significantly larger in the spray group than in the tablet group (all p < 0.001). In peripheral and branch vessels, as well as in central and main coronary arteries, the diameters were significantly larger in the spray group than in the tablet group (all p < 0.001). Although not always statistically significant, all coronary segments tended to be more measurable on CCTA with spray than with tablet. In the subgroup that underwent CCTA twice using both spray and tablets, all coronary segments except the RI, obtuse marginal artery 2 (OM2), and L-PDA were significantly larger in the spray group than in the tablet group (all p < 0.05).
Conclusion
Lingual isosorbide dinitrate (ISDN) spray was more efficacious than sublingual nitroglycerin (NTG) tablets in coronary vasodilation for CCTA. Therefore, lingual ISDN spray should be preferred over sublingual NTG tablets for CCTA.
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