Effect of Coronary Angiography on Fasting Plasma Lipid Values

The effect of coronary angiography on plasına lipid concentrations were investigated in 196 patients who underwent elective coronary angiography. After a 12-hour fasting period, peripheral venous blood samples were taken on the day of coronary angiography before the initiation of procedure and 24±1 hours after coronary angiography. All patients underwent coronary angiography and ventriculography by the Judkins technique. Heparin at 5000 IV was adıninistrated intraarterially after arterial cannulation and 120±20 cc contrast agent was used during the procedure. Post-angiography levels of plasma total cholesterol [199±3.7 before angiography (BA), 185.4±3.4 after angiography (AA), pKeywords: coronary angiography, plasma lipid level