title: "In-house" pharmacological management for computed tomography coronary angiography: heart rate reduction, timing and safety of different drugs used during patient preparation.
abstract: We retrospectively evaluated the effect, timing and safety of different pharmacological strategies during 64-slice CT coronary angiography (CT-CA). From the institutional database of CT-CAwe enrolled 560 consecutive patients with suspected coronary artery disease. The type of drug preparation (group 1 = no treatment; group 2 = oral metoprolol; group 3 = other; group 4 = intravenous (IV) atenolol; group 5 = IV atenolol + nitrates; NR = non-responders), timing, and adverse effects were recorded. Heart rate (HR) during different preparation phases was recorded. Four adverse effects were recorded, none of which was attributable to pharmacological treatment. In all groups, except group 1, the HR on arrival was significantly reduced by the pharmacological treatment (p<0.01). Group 4 showed the best (-16±8 bpm) HR reduction. There was no significant effect on HR due to nitrates (p = 0.49), while a slight increase due to contrast material was noted (p<0.05). Average time required for preparation was 44±25min. Groups 4 and 5 showed the most effective timing (8±9 min and 8±8 min, respectively; p<0.01). Pharmacological preparation in patients undergoing CT-CA is safe and effective. Best results in terms of HR reduction and fast preparation are obtained with IV administration of beta-blockers.
authors: Department of Radiology and Cardiology, Azienda Ospedaliero - Universitaria di Parma, Italy.
authors: Erica
authors: E
authors: Maffei
authors: Alessandro A
authors: AA
authors: Palumbo
authors: Chiara
authors: C
authors: Martini
authors: Carlo
authors: C
authors: Tedeschi
authors: Giuseppe
authors: G
authors: Tarantini
authors: Sara
authors: S
authors: Seitun
authors: Livia
authors: L
authors: Ruffini
authors: Annachiara
authors: A
authors: Aldrovandi
authors: Annick C
authors: AC
authors: Weustink
authors: Willem B
authors: WB
authors: Meijboom
authors: Nico R
authors: NR
authors: Mollet
authors: Gabriel P
authors: GP
authors: Krestin
authors: Pim J
authors: PJ
authors: de Feyter
authors: Filippo
authors: F
authors: Cademartiri
mesh_terms: D000319:Adrenergic beta-Antagonists; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D015897:Comorbidity; D017023:Coronary Angiography / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D064420:Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006339:Heart Rate / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D007089:Image Enhancement / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011292:Premedication / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D000319:Adrenergic beta-Antagonists