Practical instructions for using drugs in CT and MR cardiac imaging

Giuseppe Rovere, Agostino Meduri, Giancarlo Savino, Francesco Ciriaco Flammia, Francesca Lo Piccolo, Maria Rachele Pia Carafa, Anna Rita Larici, Luigi Natale, Biagio Merlino, Riccardo Marano

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Abstract

The progressive increase in numbers of noninvasive cardiac imaging examinations broadens the spectrum of knowledge radiologists are expected to acquire in the management of drugs during CT coronary angiography (CTCA) and cardiac MR (CMR) to improve image quality for optimal visualization and assessment of the coronary arteries and adequate MR functional analysis. Aim of this review is to provide an overview on different class of drugs (nitrate, beta-blockers, ivabradine, anxiolytic, adenosine, dobutamine, atropine, dipyridamole and regadenoson) that can be used in CTCA and CMR, illustrating their main indications, contraindications, efficacy, mechanism of action, metabolism, safety, side effects or complications, and providing advices in their use.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)356-364
Number of pages9
JournalLA RADIOLOGIA MEDICA
Volume126
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2021

Keywords

  • Adenosine
  • Adrenergic beta-Antagonists
  • Anti-Anxiety Agents
  • Atropine
  • Computed Tomography Angiography
  • Contraindications
  • Coronary Vessels
  • Dipyridamole
  • Dobutamine
  • Ivabradine
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Regadenoson

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