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Contraindications to vasoconstrictors in dentistry: Part I. Cardiovascular diseases
R Pérusse1, J P Goulet, J Y Turcotte
1Section of Oral Medicine, School of Dental Medicine, Universit'e Laval, Ste.-Foy, Quebec, Canada.
Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, and Oral Pathology
|November 1, 1992
Abstract:
This article reviews the main contraindications of vasoconstrictors in cardiac patients, notably unstable angina, recent myocardial infarction, recent coronary artery bypass surgery, refractory arrhythmias, untreated or uncontrolled hypertension, and untreated or uncontrolled congestive heart failure. Extensive survey of the literature has been completed, giving specific guidelines for a rational use of vasoconstrictors in this category of medically compromised patients.