Low plasma renin level is associated with the occurrence of angiographic radial artery spasm in patients undergoing transradial coronary procedures

Int J Cardiol. 2014 Oct 20;176(3):1195-7. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.07.232. Epub 2014 Aug 4.

Authors

Min-Yi Lee¹, Wen-Ter Lai²

Affiliations

¹ Graduate Institute of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan; Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Municipal Min-Sheng Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
² Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Electronic address: wtlai@cc.kmu.edu.tw.

PMID: 25125018
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.07.232

No abstract available

Keywords: Radial artery spasm; Renin–angiotensin–aldosterone system; Transradial access.

Publication types

Letter
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Cardiac Catheterization*
Coronary Angiography / adverse effects*
Coronary Artery Disease / diagnosis*
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Radial Artery / diagnostic imaging*
Radial Artery / physiopathology
Renin / blood*
Spasm / blood*
Spasm / etiology
Spasm / physiopathology

Substances

Renin