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The aim of this study is to examine the effectiveness of medication for preventing RAS via the DRA.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>This was a prospective, comparative randomized study including 400 patients who underwent coronary catheterization via DRA in single center by three experienced DRA operators. Patients were randomized to either nitroglycerin (NTG) injection (<jats:italic>N<\/jats:italic> = 200) or NTG plus verapamil (<jats:italic>N<\/jats:italic> = 200) to compare the effectiveness and safety of these regimens.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>There were no differences between the groups in the changes in radial artery diameter at most spastic area (0.34 \u00b1 0.20 in the NTG group, 0.35 \u00b1 0.20 in the NTG plus verapamil group; <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> = 0.73). There was no difference between the groups in the ratio of patients without arm pain during the procedure (95.0% in the NTG group, 93.5% in the NTG plus verapamil group; <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> = 0.67). 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