Coronary vasospasm-induced acute coronary syndrome complicated by life-threatening cardiac arrhythmias in patients without hemodynamically significant coronary artery disease

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 117, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 37-44

  Hung, Ming Jui ^a   Cheng, Chi Wen ^a   Yang, Ning I ^a   Hung, Ming Yow ^a   Cherng, Wen Jin ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Acute coronary syndrome; Cardiac arrhythmia; Coronary vasospasm

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ATROPINE; CALCIUM ANTAGONIST; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; INFUSION FLUID; METHYLERGOMETRINE MALEATE;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; CARDIOGENIC SHOCK; COMPLETE HEART BLOCK; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY ARTERY SPASM; COURSE EVALUATION; DEFIBRILLATION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG DOSE ESCALATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE INFARCTION; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SINUS ARREST; SMOKING; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VARIANT ANGINA PECTORIS;

ADULT; AGED; ANGINA PECTORIS; ARRHYTHMIA; CORONARY ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; CORONARY VASOSPASM; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; RECURRENCE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 33947170566     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2006.03.055     Document Type: Article

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