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- 00:05Title
- 00:51Preparation of Solutions and Syringes
- 02:32Intracoronary Acetylcholine Injection
- 05:03Results: Representative Diffuse Epicardial, Prinzmetal-type Epicardial, and Coronary Microvascular Spasm Imaging
- 05:48Conclusion
Intracoronary acetylcholine testing has been established for the assessment of epicardial coronary spasm more than 30 years ago. Recently, the focus has shifted towards the microcirculation and it has been shown that microvascular spasm can be detected using ACH-testing. This article describes the ACH-test and its implementation in daily routine.
