Category Archives: Medical Practitioner Resource Files

Ann Thorac Surg 1993;56:170-173 © 1993 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons ——————————————————————————– Articles Coronary artery spasm after aortic valve replacement Koki Tsuchida, MD*, Takahiro Takemura, MD, Mikihiro Kijima, MD, Shuichi Matsumoto, MD Divisions of Cardiovascular Surgery and Cardiology, Hoshi General … Continue reading

Diffuse coronary artery spasm treated by extracorporeal membrane oxygenation Chez Smith*, Enoch Akowuah, Sanjay Theodore, Robin Brown Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, 3052, Australia Received 7 December 2008; received in revised form 5 February 2009; … Continue reading

Variations in presentation and various options in management of variant angina Pankaj Kumar Mishra * Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, 16 Alexandra Parade, Glasgow G31 2ER, United Kingdom Received 12 November 2005; received in revised form 18 January … Continue reading

Depression with Panic Episodes and Coronary Vasospasm

Cardiovasc Psychiatry Neurol. 2009; 2009: 453786. Published online 2009 June 1. doi: 10.1155/2009/453786. PMCID: PMC2790183 Copyright © 2009 Mladen I. Vidovich et al. Depression with Panic Episodes and Coronary Vasospasm Mladen I. Vidovich,1, 2* Aneet Ahluwalia,3 and Radmila Manev2, 3 … Continue reading

What is variant angina for disability claim?

Source: The Disability Forum can be found at: http://www.thedisabilityforum.com/  a. Variant angina (Prinzmetal’s angina, vasospastic angina) refers to the occurrence of anginal episodes at rest, especially at night, accompanied by transitory ST segment elevation (or, at times, ST depression) on an … Continue reading

What causes spasm of atherosclerotic arteries? Is regression of plaques beneficial?

DONALD D. HEISTAD** and (by invitation) MARK L. ARMSTRONG and J. ANTONIO G. LOPEZ IOWA CITY From the Departments of Internal Medicine and Pharmacology, Veterans Administration Medical Center and University of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA 52242. Original … Continue reading

Ventricular fibrillation induced by coronary spasm during noncardiac surgery

British HeartJournal, I97I, 33, 84-94. M. Guazzi, A. Polese, C. Fiorentini, F. Magrini, and C. Bartorelli From the Istituto di Clinica Medica II and Istituto di Ricerche Cardiovascolari, University of Milan, Milan, Italy      Attacks of Prinzmetal’s variant form of angina … Continue reading

Ventricular fibrillation in the course of Prinzmetal’s angina pectoris. Report of two cases

British HeartJournal, I97I, 33, 84-94. M. Guazzi, A. Polese, C. Fiorentini, F. Magrini, and C. Bartorelli From the Istituto di Clinica Medica II and Istituto di Ricerche Cardiovascolari, University of Milan, Milan, Italy Attacks of Prinzmetal’s variant form of angina … Continue reading

Vasospastic angina induced by nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs.

Authors     Mori E; Ikeda H; Ueno T; Kai H; Haramaki N; Hashino T; Ichiki K; Katoh A; Eguchi H; Ueyama T; Imaizumi T. Authors Full Name     Mori, E; Ikeda, H; Ueno, T; Kai, H; Haramaki, N; Hashino, T; … Continue reading

Vasospastic angina in two sisters. (Hereditary?)

Jpn Heart J. 1995 Sep;36(5):669-73. Tachibana K, Kazatani Y, Kodama K, Matsuzaki K, Murakami E, Kokubu T. Department of Internal Medicine, Kinki Central Hospital, Itami, Japan. Vasospastic angina was observed in two sisters. The 52-year-old younger sister presented with rest … Continue reading