| Title | [The multiple coronary spasm as the cause of acute ischemic events. A case report of a simultaneous spasm of the anterior descending and the circumflex during coronary angiography] |
| Author(s) | Canterin FA, Cassin M, Zanuttini D |
| Institution | Divisione di Cardiologia, A.R.C., Ospedale Civile di Pordenone. |
| Source | G Ital Cardiol 1992 Jul; 22(7):855-8. |
| MeSH | Acute Disease
Coronary Angiography
Coronary Vasospasm
English Abstract
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Myocardial Infarction
Myocardial Ischemia
Nitroglycerin
Prognosis
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| Abstract | A case of simultaneous coronary artery spasm during coronary arteriography is reported. The patient, a 48-year-old male smoker, with an important family history of sudden death, underwent coronary angiography 5 months after anterior myocardial infarction. There were no lesions in the coronary arteries at the angiographic study. At the end of the procedure there was a sudden contemporary spasm of the anterior descending and circumflex coronary arteries. This severe condition was resolved with intra-arterial nitroglycerin. The relevance of multicoronary spasm as a cause of acute ischemic events and the possible influence of family history are discussed. |
| Language | ita |
| Pub Type(s) | Case Reports
Journal Article
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| PubMed ID | 1473660 |
