Atheroma and Coronary Artery Spasm
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A 47-year-old man, a heavy smoker, developed chest pain in the morning. A few minutes before arrival at our center, he collapsed in the taxi. Ventricular brillation (VF) was documented at the emergency room. After successful cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), Electrocardiogram (ECG) showed inferior ST segment elevation (STE) so he was transferred to the cardiac catheterization laboratory. Coronary angiogram showed no significant lesion in the left main (LM), anterior descending (LAD) and circumflex (Cx) arteries. The dominant right coronary artery (RCA) had a severe vasospam (> 90% luminal diameter stenosis) in the proximal part (Figure-1A). After administration of intracoronary nitroglycerine (NTG) 300 mcg, the vasospasm disappeared (Figure 1B). The lumen of RCA was enlarged and the smooth border was suggestive of insignificant plaque burden. The inferior ST elevation pattern was also normalized without Q wave. He was pain free and discharged home on aspirin and calcium antagonist. He did well but later discontinued follow-up.
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Veerakul G, Sitakalin S, Watansawad K, Maungboon B, Kawkaew T, Sindhuwanna U, Khengrang A, Watnaswad P. Atheroma and Coronary Artery Spasm. BKK Med J [Internet]. 2013 Sep. 20 [cited 2024 Nov. 13];6(1):30. Available from: https://he02.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/bkkmedj/article/view/218581
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2. Prinzmetal M, Kennamer R, Merliss R, et al. Angina pectoris. The variant form of angina pectoris. Am J Med 1959;27:375-88.
3. Gensini GG, Di Giorgi S, Murad-Netto S, et al. Arteriographic demonstration of coronary artery spasm and its release after the use of a vasodilator in a case of angina pectoris and in the experimental animal. Angiology 1962;13:550-53.
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5. Fernandez D, Rosenthal JE, Cohen LS, et al. Alcoholinduced Prinzmetal variant angina. Am J Cardiol 1973; 32:238-39.
6. Wasson S, Jayam VK. Coronary vasospasm and myocardial infarction induced by oral sumatriptan. Clin Neuropharmacol 2004;27:198-200.
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