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Hyperthyroidism Presenting with Coronary Vasospasm

Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan, 2022
Hyperthyroidism is associated with a number of heart diseases, and it may aggravate previous cardiac problems or cause new ones, such as hyperthyroid cardiopathy. Cases of hyperthyroidism presenting with coronary vasospasm are rarely reported. Herein, we present a case of a 54-year male patient with recurrent left chest pain for 2 months.
Cong-Qing, Miao, Wen-Yuan, Wang, Yue, Zhao, de-Chuan, Lu, Xin-Long, Meng   +4 more
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Relief of vasospasm with fasudil after off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting: a case study

Surgical Case Reports, 2018
Background Coronary vasospasm after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is a rare but potentially lethal complication. It is often refractory to several vasodilators.
Akira Fujita, Hiroshi Kurazumi, Ryo Suzuki, Masaya Takahashi, Akihito Mikamo, Kimikazu Hamano   +5 more
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Haemodynamic characterisation of different endotypes in coronary artery vasospasm in reaction to acetylcholine

International Journal of Cardiology: Heart & Vasculature, 2022
Background: Vasoreactivity testing with high-dose acetylcholine is considered vasospasm provocation and low-dose as endothelial function testing. Aims: To assess the changes in reaction to low- and high-dose acetylcholine in the endotypes of CAS as ...
Rutger G.T. Feenstra, Coen K.M. Boerhout, Caitlin E.M. Vink, Janneke Woudstra, Marianne E. Wittekoek, Guus A. de Waard, Yolande Appelman, Etto C. Eringa, Koen M.J. Marques, Robbert J. de Winter, Tim P. van de Hoef, Marcel A.M. Beijk, Jan J. Piek   +12 more
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Severe coronary vasospasm

Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia (English Edition), 2012
A 50-year-old man, with chronic kidney disease and on dialysis, underwent coronary angiography in the context of acute coronary syndrome, which revealed focal lesions (type A) in the proximal left anterior descending and mid circumflex arteries. Ad-hoc angioplasty was performed on both lesions with direct stenting.
Jorge Humberto, Guardado, Hugo, Vinhas, Cristina, Martins, Ernesto, Pereira, Hélder, Pereira   +4 more
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Successful brachytherapy of coronary vasospasm [PDF]

Heart, 2003
Brachytherapy is a proposed treatment for in-stent restenosis and is the subject of several clinical trials and debates. The standard treatment of patients with variant angina is to eliminate vasoconstrictive factors and to administer vasodilating drugs. This is the first description of successful brachytherapy for coronary spasm.
T, Chatterjee, P D, Juelke, P, Thum, P, Erne   +3 more
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A case report and literature review of myocardial infarction with nonobstructive coronary arteries (MINOCA) possibly due to acute coronary vasospasm induced by misoprostol

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, 2023
Coronary artery vasospasm (CVS), an uncommon cause of acute chest pain, can be provoked by vasoconstriction-induced medications. Misoprostol, a prostaglandin analog, is a safe medication to terminate a pregnancy.
Nguyen Viet Hau, Luu Thi Kim Han, Le Huu Nhat Minh, Le Huu Nhat Minh, Le Huu Nhat Minh, Le Huu Nhat Minh, Nguyen Anh Kiet, Tang Tuan Phong, Nguyen Khanh Duong, Phan Thi Hoang Yen, Nguyen Xuan Vinh, Nguyen Quan Nhu Hao, Nguyen Nguyen, Thien Tan Tri Tai Truyen, Nguyen Quoc Khanh Le, Nguyen Quoc Khanh Le, Nguyen Quoc Khanh Le, Nguyen Quoc Khanh Le   +17 more
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Insights to advance our management of myocardial ischemia: From obstructive epicardial disease to functional coronary alterations

American Heart Journal Plus, 2021
Study objective: The Coronary Vasomotor Disorders International Study Group (COVADIS) invited leading experts to address strategies to enhance our clinical understanding of INOCA with an emphasis on the management of coronary vasomotor disorders. Design:
C. Noel Bairey Merz, John F. Beltrame, Colin Berry, William E. Boden, Paolo G. Camici, Filippo Crea, Judith S. Hochman, Juan Carlos Kaski, Patrick T. O'Gara, Peter Ong, Carl J. Pepine, Hiroaki Shimokawa, Udo Sechtem, Gregg W. Stone   +13 more
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Chronic Kidney Disease Stage Is a Modulator on the Association between High-Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein and Coronary Vasospastic Angina

The Scientific World Journal, 2014
The prevalence of coronary vasospasm and also the factors associated with coronary vasospasm in CKD is still unclear. In this cross-sectional study of 859 consecutive CKD patients with angina pectoris received coronary catheterization, we evaluated the ...
Heng-Jung Hsu, Chiung-Hui Yen, Kuang-Hung Hsu, I-Wen Wu, Chin-Chan Lee, Chiao-Yin Sun, Chia-Chi Chou, Chun-Yu Chen, Shih-Ying Yang, Chi-Jen Tsai, Mai-Szu Wu, Ming-Jui Hung   +11 more
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Does Coronary Vasospasm Show a Better Prognosis in Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest: Data from the Korean Cardiac Arrest Research Consortium (KoCARC) Registry

Anatolian Journal of Cardiology, 2022
Background: Previous cohort studies focused on relative risk stratification among patients diagnosed with vasospastic angina, and it is unknown how much vasospasm accounts for the cause of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, and whether prognosis differs ...
Hyo Eun Park, Sang Hoon Na, Sang Do Shin, Jin Wi, Sang-Hyun Kim, Jinho Choi, Jong-Il Choi, Youngjin Cho, Myung-Jin Cha, Kyung-Hee Kim   +9 more
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Coronary Vasospasm Masquerading as Coronary Artery Disease. [PDF]

Cureus
Vasospastic angina, or Prinzmetal's angina, usually presents with chest pain. However, rare manifestations include ventricular fibrillation or cardiac arrest. Here, we discuss a case of a 78-year-old male who had recurrent episodes of syncope and was found to have ventricular fibrillation. He underwent coronary angiography and percutaneous intervention
Rana MU, Garg A, Kurpad KP, Kanakadandi U, Khalil MH, Bin Farooq T.   +5 more
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