Solutions of iodine contrast media (CM) used for selective coronary arteriography (CA) should have minimal propensity to cause ventricular fibrillation (VF). Commonly used CM for CA are nonionic monomers or dimers.
Incidence of ventricular fibrillation during left coronary arteriography in pigs: comparison of a solution of the nonionic dimer iodixanol with solutions of five different nonionic monomers.
Department of Diagnostic Radiology and Department of Experimental Research, University Hospital Malmö, Medical Faculty, University of Lund, Malmö, Sweden.