Coronary artery spasm-one medical entity with different treatment options
Autor: | Zdravković Vladimir, Vučić Rada, Srećković Miodrag, Simić Ivan, Mitrović Vojislav, Dinčić Dragan, Knežević Slavko, Zdravković Nemanja |
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Jazyk: | English<br />Serbian |
Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Zdroj: | Vojnosanitetski Pregled, Vol 75, Iss 9, Pp 944-948 (2018) |
Druh dokumentu: | article |
ISSN: | 0042-8450 2406-0720 16040538 |
DOI: | 10.2298/VSP160405385Z |
Popis: | Introduction. Myocardial infarction (MI) is characterized by a critical myocardial ischemia followed by an irreversible myocardial cell damage or death. Case report. We presented two similar clinical cases with the ST segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) diagnosis due to a prolonged coronary artery spasm, but with different treatment options due to different basic patophysiological supstrates and clinical presentations. Conclusion. Coronary artery spasm is a very complex pathophysiological entity with a different medication therapy management. Although the percutaneous coronary intervention can be the first choice, the treatment strategy should be carefully planned |
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