Treatment of refractory vasoespastic angina with corticosteroids. A case report

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 118, Issue 2, 2007, Pages

  Domínguez Franco, Antonio J ^a   Gómez Doblas, Juan J ^a   Garcia Pinilla J M ^a   Hernandez Garcia J M ^a   Jiménez Navarro, Manuel ^a   Alonso Briales, Juan H ^a   de Teresa Galvan, Eduardo ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN DE LA VICTORIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Coronary spasm; Corticosteroids; Inflammation; Vasoespastic angina

Indexed keywords

AMLODIPINE; CORTICOSTEROID; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; NITRATE; VERAPAMIL;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; ANGINA PECTORIS; ANGIOPLASTY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CORONARY ARTERY SPASM; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAYNAUD PHENOMENON; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; UNSTABLE ANGINA PECTORIS;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ANGINA PECTORIS; CORONARY VASOSPASM; EOSINOPHILIA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RAYNAUD DISEASE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34247146406     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2006.12.058     Document Type: Article

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