Comparative tolerability of contrast media used for coronary interventions

• Published in: Drug safety Vol. 25; no. 15; pp. 1079 - 1098
• Main Authors: ESPLUGAS, Enrique, CEQUIER, Angel, GOMEZ-HOSPITAL, Joan A, GARCIA DEL BLANCO, Bruno, JARA, Francisco
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Auckland Adis international 2002
• Subjects: Biological and medical sciences; Cardiovascular Diseases - diagnosis; Cardiovascular Surgical Procedures - methods; Cardiovascular System - drug effects; Clinical Trials as Topic; Contrast Media - administration & dosage; Contrast Media - adverse effects; Contrast Media - chemistry; Coronary Disease - chemically induced; Costs and Cost Analysis; Diatrizoate - administration & dosage; Diatrizoate - adverse effects; Diatrizoate - chemistry; Drug toxicity and drugs side effects treatment; Humans; Hypotension - chemically induced; Iohexol - administration & dosage; Iohexol - adverse effects; Iohexol - chemistry; Iopamidol - administration & dosage; Iopamidol - adverse effects; Ioxaglic Acid - administration & dosage; Ioxaglic Acid - adverse effects; Ioxaglic Acid - chemistry; Ischemia - chemically induced; Medical sciences; Miscellaneous (drug allergy, mutagens, teratogens...); Osmolar Concentration; Pharmacology. Drug treatments; Renal Insufficiency - chemically induced; Thrombosis - chemically induced; Thyroid Gland - drug effects; Human; Radiodiagnosis; Toxicity; Coronary artery; Review; Arteriography; Contrast media

Radiographic contrast media (CM) are necessary to provide x-ray absorption of the bloodstream; all other observed effects need to be regarded as adverse. Four types of CM are currently used in diagnostic and interventional cardiology: ionic high-osmolar CM (HOCM), either ionic or non-ionic low-osmol...