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Coronary Artery Spasm

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Coronary artery spasm has provoked considerable interest as an etiological factor in chest pain syndromes, as a diagnostic challenge, and as a treatable form of cardiac pain that may not respond to traditional therapy. In order to place the concept of coronary spasm in perspective, it is important to consider the normal features of coronary flow and resistance.

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  • Angina Pectoris
  • Coronary Blood Flow
  • Isosorbide Dinitrate
  • Coronary Spasm
  • Coronary Artery Spasm

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  1. Assistant Professor of Medicine Harvard Medical School, Director Samuel A. Levine Cardiac Unit, Assistant Professor of Medicine Harvard Medical School Co-Director, Clinical Cardiology Service, Cardiovascular Division, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA, USA

    Elliott M. Antman M.D., F.A.C.C & John D. Rutherford M.B., F.R.A.C.P., F.A.C.C

  2. Assistant Professor of Medicine Harvard Medical School Co-Director, Clinical Cardiology Service, Cardiologist, Green Lane Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand

    John D. Rutherford M.B., F.R.A.C.P., F.A.C.C

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Antman, E.M., Rutherford, J.D. (1986). Coronary Artery Spasm. In: Coronary Care Medicine. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-2303-7_14

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