International nifedipine trial on anti-atherosclerotic therapy (INTACT)--methodologic implications and results of a coronary angiographic follow-up study using computer-assisted film analysis

International Journal of Cardiac Imaging
S JostP R Lichtlen

Abstract

Animal experiments demonstrated a significant suppressive effect of various calcium channel blockers on the formation of atherosclerotic lesions. Therefore, a prospective, placebo-controlled, randomized, double blind multicenter study was performed to investigate the inhibitory influence of the calcium channel blocker nifedipine (80 mg/day) on the progression of coronary artery disease in man. Study endpoints were changes of coronary morphology documented by coronary angiography with particular respect to the formation of new coronary stenoses. In 348 out of 425 patients included in the study, coronary angiograms were repeated after three years. The angiograms were standardized by induction of a maximal coronary vasodilation with high doses of nitrates and by using absolutely identical angiographic projections. Quantitative analysis of coronary cineangiograms was performed with the computer-assisted contour detection system CAAS. Parameters were mean and minimal diameter of all segments and minimal stenosis diameter, percent diameter stenosis, length and plaque area of all stenoses. Continuous intake of study medication was registered in 282 patients, 134 on nifedipine and 148 patients on placebo. In these patients, a total of ...Continue Reading

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