Abstract:The paper by Dr. Mclvor and colleagues broadly entitled "Clinical Effects and Utility of Intracoronary Diltiazem" raises significant issues about adjunctive therapy during angioplasty. There is limited published data on parenteral diltiazem use during PTCA; this study describes a small number of patients receiving a fixed dose via intracoronary administration.Intracoronary diltiazem has at least five potential applications during coronary angioplasty. First, it could provide epicardial vasodilation prior to in… Show more
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