RT Book, Section
A1 Nikus, Kjell C.
A2 Pahlm, Olle
A2 Wagner, Galen S.
SR Print(0)
ID 8760959
T1 Chapter 4. Coronary Angiography
T2 Multimodal Cardiovascular Imaging: Principles and Clinical Applications
YR 2011
FD 2011
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-161346-0
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=8760959
RD 2024/04/19
AB Invasive  coronary  angiography  (CA)  remains  the  standard  for  identifying  coronary  artery  narrowings  related  to  coronary  artery  disease  (CAD).  Selective  CA,  which  was  first  performed  by  F.  Mason  Sones  in  1959,  enables  correlation  of  different  clinical  syndromes  and  electrocardiography  (ECG)  findings  with  coronary  artery  anatomy.  The  method  provides  the  most  reliable  information  for  determining  appropriate  therapy  in  patients  with  CAD.  CA  has  become  a  routine  procedure  performed  on  an  ambulatory  basis  in  many  centers.  Technical  and  logistic  improvements  have  improved  patient  safety.