Cardiac arrest related to coronary spasm in patients with variant angina: A three-case study

Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 252, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 368-376

  Seniuk, W ^a,b   Mularek Kubzdela, T ^a   Grygier, M ^a   Grajek, S ^a   Cieslinski A ^a  

^a POZNAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Poland)

^b NONE   (Poland)

Author keywords

Calcium channel blockers; Cardiac arrest; Variant angina pectoris

Indexed keywords

1,1 DICHLORO 2,2 BIS(4 CHLOROPHENYL)ETHANE; CALCIUM ANTAGONIST; NITRIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; ARTERIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; AUTOMATIC CARDIOVERSION; CASE REPORT; CORONARY ARTERY SPASM; DEFIBRILLATOR; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG MEGADOSE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ST SEGMENT; VARIANT ANGINA PECTORIS;

AMIODARONE; ANGINA PECTORIS, VARIANT; ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; ASPIRIN; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; CARDIOVASCULAR AGENTS; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; DILTIAZEM; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART ARREST; HEART BLOCK; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NITRATES; NITROGLYCERIN; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; PLATELET AGGREGATION INHIBITORS; SPASM; TIME FACTORS; VASODILATOR AGENTS; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION;

EID: 0036032970     PISSN: 09546820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2796.2002.01044.x     Document Type: Article

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