Sequential coronary spasm in prinzmetal's angina presenting as syncope

Revista Espanola de Cardiologia

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 332-333

  Bastante Valiente, Teresa ^a   González Mansilla, Ana ^a   Parra Fuertes, Juan J ^a   Tascón Pérez, Juan ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO 12 DE OCTUBRE   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORTALIDONE; DILTIAZEM; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; POTASSIUM;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORONARY ARTERY SPASM; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DIURETIC THERAPY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOKALEMIA; LETTER; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POTASSIUM BLOOD LEVEL; PRINZMETAL ANGINA PECTORIS; QT PROLONGATION; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; SYNCOPE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; MIDDLE AGED; VARIANT ANGINA PECTORIS;

ANGINA PECTORIS, VARIANT; CORONARY VASOSPASM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; SYNCOPE;

EID: 44449144517     PISSN: 03008932     EISSN: 15792242     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1157/13116668     Document Type: Letter

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