Prinzmetal's variant angina: Three case reports and a review of the literature

Acta Cardiologica

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 71-76

  Vandergoten, Peter ^a   Benit, Edouard ^a   Dendale, Paul ^a  

^a VIRGA JESSE HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Calcium antagonists; Coronary spasm; Ergonovine test; Nitrates; Prinzmetal; Variant angina

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; CALCIUM ANTAGONIST; ERGOMETRINE; NITRATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; CORONARY ARTERY SPASM; CORONARY STENT; FEMALE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; MALE; PRINZMETAL ANGINA PECTORIS; PROGNOSIS; PROVOCATION TEST; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; SUDDEN DEATH; THROMBOCYTE AGGREGATION;

ANGINA PECTORIS, VARIANT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY VASOSPASM; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NITRATES; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 0032767741     PISSN: 00015385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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