Asymptomatic spontaneous coronary artery spasm is rare and there are no case reports in literature presenting with acute ST elevation on routine ECG. We present the case of a 68-year-old Caucasian man ...

A 53-year-old woman with atypical chest pain underwent a dobutamine stress echocardiogram (DSE) and developed a coronary spasm (CS) with severe pain and dramatic ST-segment elevation 9 min after ...

Moreover, the relationship between coronary artery spasm and plaque characteristics has been investigated, revealing that spasm can lead to more complex plaque formations, which may increase the ...

Infusion of a minimal dose of ergonovine into the right coronary artery induced severe spasm of the vessel. Ventricular fibrillation recurred even after administration of nifedipine and isosorbide was ...

Medically reviewed by Christopher Lee, MDMedically reviewed by Christopher Lee, MD Coronary artery disease (CAD ... and angina caused by a spasm. Both stable and unstable angina occur when ...

The impact of radial artery spasm prophylaxis (RASP) on coronary spasm provocation testing results after diagnostic angiography had not been previously established. Researchers conducted a ...

Other common risk factors for MVD include: Coronary artery spasms (CAS) happen when the muscles within the heart's arteries suddenly tighten, temporarily narrowing the arteries. This narrowing can ...

Coronary artery disease is the most common cause of ... Note that esophageal spasm — although a relatively uncommon cause of chest pain — can be relieved with nitroglycerine, mimicking angina.

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By dilution of the solution created, 4 different acetylcholine dosages are obtained that are consecutively administered into the left coronary artery in 1 minute each. 12 A diagnosis of epicardial or ...

Vasospastic angina happens when a coronary artery supplying blood and oxygen to your heart goes into spasm and suddenly narrows. It's also known as Prinzmetal angina, variant angina or coronary artery ...