Vasospasm in smooth coronary arteries as a cause of asystole and syncope

Catheterization and Cardiovascular Diagnosis

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 430-434

  Unverdorben, Martin ^a,d   Haag, Matthias ^a   Fuerste, Thomas ^b   Weber, Hartmet ^c   Vallbracht, Christian ^a  

^a Center for Cardiovascular Diseases   (Germany)

^b Siloah Hospital   (Germany)

^c Department of General and Visceral Surgery   (Germany)

^d Center for Cardiovascular Diseases   (Germany)

Author keywords

Asystole; Myocardial infarction; Prinzmetal's angina; Syncope

Indexed keywords

GALLOPAMIL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; ASYSTOLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; CASE REPORT; CORONARY ARTERY SPASM; HEART INFARCTION; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; MALE; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; SYNCOPE; UNCONSCIOUSNESS;

ANGINA PECTORIS, VARIANT; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY VASOSPASM; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY, AMBULATORY; GALLOPAMIL; HEART ARREST; HEART BLOCK; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; RECURRENCE; SYNCOPE; TIME FACTORS; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 0030758524     PISSN: 00986569     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0304(199708)41:4<430::AID-CCD21>3.0.CO;2-O     Document Type: Article

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