title: [Comparative study of iohexol and iopamidol as cardioangiographic contrast media].
abstract: We have done a double-blind randomized study to compare the cardiac effects of 2 nonionic low osmolality contrast agents, iohexol (n = 25) and iopamidol (n = 25), for left ventriculography and coronary arteriography. No statistical differences were detected between both groups in quality of image, clinical (absence of nausea; intense warmth [8% vs 8%, p = NS]) and electrocardiography (repolarization changes [24% vs 12%, p = NS], absence of severe bradycardia and ventricular arrhythmia) effects. Ventriculography induced no change in systolic left ventricular pressure (iohexol: 128.6 +/- 18 vs 127 +/- 19 mmHg, p = NS; iopamidol: 133 +/- 24 vs 131.8 +/- 23 mmHg, p = NS), and a little but significant rise in left ventricular end-diastolic pressure (iohexol: pre = 11.6 +/- 7 vs post = 13.9 +/- 7 mmHg, p less than 0.01; iopamidol: 11.7 +/- 4 vs post = 15.5 +/- 5 mmHg, p less than 0.001). Our results suggest that iohexol and iopamidol are comparable and qualified for angiocardiography.
authors.affiliation: Sección de Hemodinámica Cardíaca, Hospital de Bellvitge-Prínceps d'Espanya, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Esplugas
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Jara
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sala
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cequier
mesh_terms: D000790:Angiocardiography; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects*; D003326:Coronary Circulation / Q000187:drug effects*; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D005260:Female; D015637:Gated Blood-Pool Imaging; D006801:Humans; D007472:Iohexol / Q000009:adverse effects; D007479:Iopamidol / Q000009:adverse effects; D008297:Male; D009994:Osmolar Concentration; D011897:Random Allocation
chemical_list: D007472:Iohexol; D007479:Iopamidol
vernacular_title: Estudio comparativo entre iohexol e iopamidol como contraste cardioangiográfico.