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Background: Coronary artery spasm occurs spontaneously leading to the syndrome of variant angina. It occurs in about 15 % of patients undergoing coronary angiography. Objectives: This study sought to estimate the rate of coronary artery spasm that occurs
Hassan Y. Al-Najjar +2 more
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Coronary Artery Spasm: New Insights
Coronary artery spasm (CAS) defined by a severe reversible diffuse or focal vasoconstriction is the most common diagnosis among INOCA (ischemia with no obstructive coronary artery disease) patients irrespective to racial, genetic, and geographic ...
A. Matta +6 more
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Background: Multi-vessel spasm (MVS) has a prognostic impact in patients with vasospastic angina (VSA). Thus, the presence of coronary spasm in both the left coronary artery (LCA) and right coronary artery (RCA) should be assessed through the spasm ...
Hiroki Teragawa +2 more
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INCIDENCE AND PREDICTORS OF RADIAL ARTERY SPASM DURING LEFT HEART CATHERIZATION
Objective: To determine the incidence of radial artery spasm and various predictors leading to radial artery spasm during coronary angiography/angioplasty in Armed Forces Institute of Cardiology/National Institute of Heart Diseases Rawalpindi.
Muhammad Waqas Mazhar +7 more
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ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME DUE TO CORONARY VASOSPASM – CASE REPORT
Spasm of the coronary arteries is a dynamic narrowing of one or more coronary arteries, leading to significant restriction of the lumen. The leading role in coronary artery spasm diagnostic belongs to coronary angiography and its accompanying ...
S. D. Klimovskiy +5 more
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Ventricular Fibrillation Due to Aortocoronary Vein Graft Spasm During Angiography
A 69-year-old man underwent coronary angiography 7 years after coronary artery bypass. Saphenous vein graft spasm was observed during contrast injection, resulting in ventricular fibrillation. Angiography 6 years later showed graft patency.
Kelly Arps, MD +3 more
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Background: The cold pressor test (CPT) has been used to detect vasospastic angina, but its sensitivity for predicting vasospasm is low. The aim of this study was to determine if the estimation of coronary flow reserve capacity in the left anterior ...
Hee-Jung Hwang +9 more
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BackgroundCoronary microcirculatory dysfunction is a meaningful factor in the development of ischemic heart disease. We investigated the relationship between coronary microvascular spasm and complete blood count indices.MethodsBetween 2010 and 2013, we ...
Jacek Bil +10 more
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Case presentation: A 37-year-old man was admitted in the early morning hours to the emergency department after experiencing excruciating chest pain. The patient was a heavy smoker who gave a history of several previous similar but less intense episodes of pain during the past 2 years; most of them also during the early morning hours. One of his earlier
Shlomo, Stern, Antoni, Bayes de Luna
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Cardiogenic Shock in a Patient with Intermediate Coronary Artery Disease due to Preoperative Spasm [PDF]
The best management strategy for angiographically intermediated coronary artery diseases remains controversial. Lesions, when coupled with spasm, can lead to catastrophic results and cardiogenic shock.
Donghun Shin +5 more
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