title: [Nonselective angiography of the internal mammary artery--improved imaging by simultaneous compression of the ipsilateral brachial artery].
abstract: Because of the increasing use of the internal mammaria artery (IMA) in bypass grafting pre- and postoperative angiography of the artery is more often necessary. Selective IMA angiography is frequently difficult and time- and fluoroscopy-consuming. Therefore, different procedures of nonselective angiography have been developed. We report on the improved nonselective visualization of the IMA by manual injection in the subclavian artery and simultaneous ipsilateral compression of the brachial artery by inflating a blood pressure cuff above systolic blood pressure. Thereby a reduction of fluoroscopy time is possible without significant loss of diagnostic information.
authors.affiliation: Kardiologische Klinik, Herz- und Diabeteszentrum Nordrhein-Westfalen, Universitätsklinik der Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Bad Oeynhausen.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Seggewiss
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Fassbender
authors.forename: H K
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Schmidt
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hurtado
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Gleichmann
mesh_terms: D000792:Angiography / Q000379:methods*; D001916:Brachial Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003250:Constriction; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007387:Internal Mammary-Coronary Artery Anastomosis; D008323:Mammary Arteries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D009204:Myocardial Revascularization; D013348:Subclavian Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014654:Vascular Patency / Q000502:physiology
vernacular_title: Nichtselektive Angiographie der Arteria mammaria interna-Verbesserte Darstellung durch simultane Kompression der ipsilateralen Arteria brachialis.