Is there a role for provocation testing to diagnose coronary artery spasm?

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 102, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-7

  Adlam, David ^a,b   Azeem, Tariq ^a   Ali, Turab ^a   Gershlick, Anthony ^a  

^a GLENFIELD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Coronary spasm; Coronary stenting; Diagnosis; Provocation testing

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; ERGOMETRINE; METHYLERGOMETRINE MALEATE; NICORANDIL; NITRATE;

BRACHYTHERAPY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY ARTERY SPASM; CORONARY STENT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DRUG ELUTING STENT; DRUG INDICATION; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROVOCATION TEST; REVIEW; THORAX PAIN; TREATMENT INDICATION; VARIANT ANGINA PECTORIS;

CORONARY VASOSPASM; CORONARY VESSELS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EXERCISE TEST; HUMANS; VASOCONSTRICTION; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 20444461228     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2004.07.016     Document Type: Review

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