Phenoxybenzamine is more effective and less harmful than papaverine in the prevention of radial artery vasospasm.
OBJECTIVES: There is an increasing use of arterial conduits for coronary artery bypass grafting, and the radial artery is commonly used as the third graft. The major drawback of the radial artery is its proclivity to spasm. Both papaverine and phenoxybenzamine have been recommended as topical vasodi...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2001
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