Prinzmetal's variant angina associated with severe heart rhythm disturbances and syncope: A therapeutic dilemma

Cardiology Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 269-272

  Ledakowicz Polak, Anna ^a   Ptaszyński, Paweł ^a   Polak, Łukasz ^a   Zielińska, Marzenna ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF LODZ   (Poland)

Author keywords

Arrhythmias; Prinzmetal variant angina; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; AMLODIPINE; DILTIAZEM; ISOSORBIDE MONONITRATE; SIMVASTATIN; VASODILATOR AGENT;

AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; BRADYCARDIA; CASE REPORT; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; PRINZMETAL ANGINA PECTORIS; RETROSTERNAL PAIN; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; SYNCOPE; THORAX PAIN; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HEART PACING; HOSPITALIZATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RECURRENT DISEASE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VARIANT ANGINA PECTORIS;

AGED; ANGINA PECTORIS, VARIANT; ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY, AMBULATORY; FEMALE; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; RECURRENCE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SYNCOPE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 67650474975     PISSN: 18975593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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