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Management of Coronary Artery Spasm
European Cardiology Review, 2023 Calcium channel blockers (CCBs) are the first-line treatment for coronary artery spasm (CAS). When CAS-related angina symptoms are not well controlled by CCB therapy, long-acting nitrates or (where available) nicorandil can be added as second-line ...
G. Lanza, Hiroaki Shimokawa
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Case Report: Delayed diagnosis: a case of left main coronary artery spasm [PDF]
Frontiers in Cardiovascular MedicineLeft main coronary artery (LMCA) spasm is an exceedingly rare but potentially fatal condition. We present a case of severe stenosis of LMCA found by coronary angiography (CAG) due to recurrent chest pain, and subsequently received coronary artery bypass ...
Yaxin Zhi +3 more
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Safety of intracoronary provocative testing for the diagnosis of coronary artery spasm
International Journal of Cardiology, 2017 Giuseppe Ciliberti +1 more
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Angiology, 1980 Coronary artery spasm is a transient reduction in lumen diameter of an epicardial coronary artery of sufficient degree to produce objective evidence of myocardial ischemia in the absence of any significant increase in heart rate or blood pressure. In this article are summarized pathophysiological observations, the coronary angiographic anatomy of ...
L, Gould, C V, Reddy
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The Lancet, 1977 Coronary artery spasm has provoked considerable interest as an etiological factor in chest pain syndromes, as a diagnostic challenge, and as a treatable form of cardiac pain that may not respond to traditional therapy. In order to place the concept of coronary spasm in perspective, it is important to consider the normal features of coronary flow and ...
S A, Magder +3 more
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JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions, 2022 OBJECTIVES The present study aimed to assess the feasibility and clinical value of acetylcholine (ACh) rechallenge for the detection of coexisting epicardial and microvascular spasm and to determine the efficacy of nitroglycerin in these spasm endotypes.
A. Seitz +12 more
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Successful Treatment of Whole Coronary Artery Spasm after Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
Case Reports in Cardiology, 2022 Coronary artery spasm after coronary artery bypass grafting is a rare but life-threatening condition. Herein, we report the case of a 77-year-old man who received off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting.
Akihiro Kobayashi +3 more
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Clinical Case Reports, 2022 We here present the case of a 55‐year old woman who presented with recurrent angina at rest followed by presyncopal attacks and nausea to our clinic. Her only cardiovascular risk factor was arterial hypertension. High‐sensitive troponin T was 3 pg/ml (n
Valeria Martínez Pereyra +3 more
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Cellular Mechanisms of Coronary Artery Spasm
Biomedicines, 2022 Coronary artery spasm (CAS) is a reversible phenomenon caused by spontaneous excessive vascular smooth muscle contractility and vascular wall hypertonicity, which results in partial or complete closure of the lumen of normal or atherosclerotic coronary ...
Beata Franczyk +8 more
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JA Clinical Reports, 2021 Background Coronary artery spasm has rarely been reported in pediatric patients. Previous studies have reported comorbidities and risk factors for coronary artery spasms. We present the case of a complete atrio-ventricular (AV) block that occurred in the
Katsuyuki Matsushita +5 more
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