[Coronary vasospasm: a cause of sudden death. Case report of reversible heart arrest with spontaneous coronary spasm documented by angiography]

Autor: O, Guénot, J, Pellet, P, Terraube, G, Grosclaude, L, Couche, M, Legrand, E, Arnaud-Crozat
Jazyk: francouzština
Rok vydání: 1990
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Zdroj: Archives des maladies du coeur et des vaisseaux. 83(12)
ISSN: 0003-9683
Popis: The authors report a case of cardiac arrest occurring in a patient who had just entered the catheter laboratory for coronary angioplasty. Opacification of the left coronary artery revealed a proximal occluding double spasm unrelated to the distal stenoses for which angioplasty had been requested. Resuscitation and antispastic therapy with intracoronary injection of a nitrate derivative resulted in a complete recovery without any sequellae. The role of coronary spasm in sudden death and the value of the ergometrine test in patients with coronary stenosis are discussed.
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