Severe coronary artery spasm can be associated with hyperthyroidism

Coronary Artery Disease

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 135-139

  Choi, Yoon Ho ^a   Jae, Hoon Chung ^a   Sung, Won Bae ^a   Lee, Won Ha ^a   Jeong, Euy Myoung ^a   Min, Gyung Kang ^a   Byung, Jin Kim ^a   Kim, Kwang Won ^a   Jeong, Euy Park ^a  

^a Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Angina; Coronary artery spasm; Hyperthyroidism

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTITHYROID AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CHLORDIAZEPOXIDE; ERGOMETRINE; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; METOPROLOL;

ADULT; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY SPASM; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GRAVES DISEASE; HUMAN; HYPERTHYROIDISM; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; SAMPLE SIZE; THORAX PAIN; THYROID FUNCTION; THYROID FUNCTION TEST;

ANGINA, UNSTABLE; ANTITHYROID AGENTS; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; CORONARY VASOSPASM; CORONARY VESSELS; FEMALE; GRAVES DISEASE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NITROGLYCERIN; VASOCONSTRICTION; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 17844363244     PISSN: 09546928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00019501-200505000-00001     Document Type: Article

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