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Radiology of Peripheral Vascular Diseases pp 503–507Cite as

Vasospastic Syndromes

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Spasms in extremity arteries can appear as long seg-mental contractions of large vessels (femoral, popliteal, brachial and other arteries), but also as short segments of the arteries of the brain, lower leg, kidneys, and others. There are many underlying causes. The mechanical causes can be: emboli, punctures and mechanical manipulation of guidewires, angiography catheters or other intra-arterial instrumentation (Fig. 28.1). They can also be caused by drugs such as ergotamine,betablockers, digitalis and others; by thermal stimuli, especially cold and congelation; by polyneuropathy; and radicular stimulation syndromes. (Völpel 1957; Bollinger 1972; Gremmel 1976). Puncture of the brachial artery results in spasm more frequently than puncture of the femoral or popliteal arteries. Vasospasm can be differentiated into an early reversible stage and a late stage with secondary thrombotic complications or associated with embolism.

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Zeitler, E. (2000). Vasospastic Syndromes. In: Zeitler, E. (eds) Radiology of Peripheral Vascular Diseases. Medical Radiology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-56956-2_28

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