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Fluctuation of spastic location in patients with vasospastic angina: A quantitative angiographic study [PDF]
, 1995 Objectives.: This study sought to determine whether the location of coronary spastic activity may change over time in patients with persistent variant angina.
Keane, D.T.J. (David) +2 more
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Allergic Inflammatory Mediated Coronary Artery Vasospasm: A Case Report of Kounis Syndrome [PDF]
, 2016 INTRODUCTION Kounis syndrome is an acute coronary syndrome occurring secondary to an anaphylactic reaction. A wide variety of triggers such as drugs and environmental exposures have been described for the so-called allergic myocardial infarction.
Hullman, MS4, Jonathan +2 more
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BMC Cardiovascular Disorders, 2023 Background Methylergonovine is a vasoconstrictive agent historically used as a provocative agent in the lab for coronary vasospasm; it is also a first line uterotonic agent for management of postpartum hemorrhage.
Sae K Jang +2 more
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A case of repetitive myocardial infarction with unobstructed coronaries due to Churg-Strauss syndrome [PDF]
, 2019 © The Author(s) 2019. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the European Society of Cardiology.BackgroundMyocardial infarction is most commonly caused by thrombosis occurring on a background of coronary atherosclerosis, resulting in reduced ...
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Endothelin and the ischaemic heart [PDF]
, 2005 Soon after its identification as a powerful vasoconstrictor peptide, endothelin (ET-1) was implicated as a detrimental agent involved in determining the outcome of myocardial ischaemia and reperfusion.
Kane, K.A., McCabe, C., Wainwright, C.L.
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Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background A substantial proportion of patients with angina and/or ischemia are found to have non‐obstructive coronary arteries (ANOCA/INOCA). Their symptoms can sometimes be explained by coronary microvascular dysfunction and/or vasospasm. Selecting patients for acetylcholine testing remains challenging, and the procedure is not trivial in ...
Jeremie Buri +7 more
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ESC Heart Failure, Volume 12, Issue 2, Page 1427-1436, April 2025.Abstract Background and objectives Initially described as a benign acute cardiomyopathy, Takotsubo syndrome has been linked to elevated mortality rates. Emerging evidence suggests that unresolved myocardial inflammation may contribute to this adverse prognosis.
Loïc Faucher +12 more
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BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics &Gynaecology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background The transition through menopause is accompanied by a series of adverse metabolic changes which are associated with an increased risk of cardiometabolic disease, a major cause of mortality in women after midlife. Whilst the indication for menopausal hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is the control of menopausal symptoms ...
Jiawen Dong +5 more
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Case Reports in Cardiology, 2022 Coronary artery vasospasm is the sudden narrowing of an artery caused by rapid prolonged contraction. It reduces blood supply to the heart and can present with typical cardiac chest pain symptoms. Vasospasm can lead to fatal arrhythmic complications such
Deborah Adepoju +2 more
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A Case of Atrial Fibrillation from Cyclosporine Toxicity [PDF]
, 2004 We describe the unusual occurrence of atrial fibrillation immediately after a seizure in a young patient with cyclosporine toxicity. The new onset atrial fibrillation was triggered by high levels of cyclosporine and possibly facilitated by the ...
Sanghi, Pramod, Ahmad, Masood
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