Coronary Slow Flow Phenomenon: A Case Report
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Sep 18, 2015
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coronary slow flow, unstable angina, small coronary artery disease, endothelial dysfunction, intracoronary ultrasound
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Angina pectoris and abnormally slow contrast propagation into the unobstructed coronary artery, the so-called coronary slow flow (CSF) phenomenon was first recognized four decades ago but the etiology remained unclear. We reported a case of CSF phenomenon presenting with acute coronary syndrome in a middle-aged man who had multiple coronary risk factors. Intracoronary ultrasound revealed no significant plaque burden in related epicardial arteries. The pathogenic mechanisms of small artery disease and the role of endothelial dysfunction are discussed and relevant literature has been reviewed.
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Veerakul G, Ounpothi M, Satheeranate N, Waramit J, Sangwan A, Sindhuwanna U, Kawkaew T, Khengrang A. Coronary Slow Flow Phenomenon: A Case Report. BKK Med J [Internet]. 2015 Sep. 18 [cited 2024 Dec. 22];10(1):22. Available from: https://he02.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/bkkmedj/article/view/221125
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7. Leone MC, Gori T, Fineschi M. The coronary slow flow phenomenon: a new cardiac “Y” syndrome? Clin Hemorheol Microcirc 2008;39:185-90.
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13. Beltrame JF, Limaye SB, Horowitz JD. The coronary slow flow phenomenon-a new coronary microvascular disorder. Cardiol 2002;97:197-202.
14. Binak E, Gunduz H, Sahin M, et al. The relation between glucose tolerance and slow coronary flow. Int J Cardiol 2006; 111:142-6.
15. Yilmaz H, Demir I, Uyar Z. Clinical and coronary angiographic characteristics of patients with coronary slow flow. Acta Cardiol 2008;63:579-84.
16. De Caterina R, Massaro M, Libby P. Endothelial functions and dysfunctions. In Caterina RD, Libby P, ed. Endothelial Dysfunctions and Vascular Disease, Blackwell Futura 2007:3-25.
17. Mosseri M, Yarom R, Gotsman MS, et al. Histologic evidence for small-vessel coronary artery disease in patients with angina pectoris and patent large coronary arteries. Circulation 1986;74:964-72.
18. Mangieri E, Macchiarelli G, Ciavolella M, et al. Slow coronary flow: clinical and histopathological features in patients with otherwise normal epicardial coronary arteries. Cathet cardiovasc Diagn 1996;37:375-81.
19. Kurtoglu N, Akcay A, Dindar I. Usefulness of oral dipyridamole therapy for angiographic coronary slow flow. Am J Cardiol 2001;87:777-9.
20. Beltram JF, Turner SP, Leslie SL, et al. The angiographic and clinical benefits of mibifradil in the coronary slow flow phenomenon. J Am Coll Cariol 2004;44:57-62.
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22. Fragasso G. Nebivolol in patients with coronary slow flow: the right drug for the right case? Anadolu Kardiyol Derg 2009;9:296-7.
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