title: The epinephrine effect in renal angiography revisited.
abstract: The effect of various doses of epinephrine on the renal vessels was studied angiographically in 15 kidneys including three renal tumours. Commonly used doses (10--25 microgram) are often too high as demonstrated in this study. Our findings indicate that the optimal dose for pharmacoangiography of renal masses should be 2--5 microgram of epinephrine. The time interval between drug administration and angiography should be less than 1 min and optimally in the range of 10--30s.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000792:Angiography; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004837:Epinephrine / Q000494:pharmacology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000187:drug effects; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D004837:Epinephrine