The Vanishing Stenosis: ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction and Rhythm Disturbance due to Coronary Artery Spasm—Case Report and Review of the Literature | Zendy

Jivendra Gosai | Zendy; Christopher J. Malkin | Zendy; Ever Grech | Zendy

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The Vanishing Stenosis: ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction and Rhythm Disturbance due to Coronary Artery Spasm—Case Report and Review of the Literature

Author(s) -

Jivendra Gosai,

Christopher J. Malkin,

Ever Grech

Publication year - 2010

Publication title -

case reports in medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.2

H-Index - 20

eISSN - 1687-9627

pISSN - 1687-9635

DOI - 10.1155/2010/132902

Subject(s) - medicine , cardiology , myocardial infarction , stenosis , artery , coronary arteries , st segment

A 62-year-old lady was admitted with clinical and electrocardiograph features of acute myocardial infarction. Urgent coronary arteriography was performed, demonstrating a single discrete stenosis of one coronary artery. Following intracoronary injection of GTN, this stenosis completely resolved, as the symptoms did. The causes of acute myocardial infarction with normal coronary arteries are reviewed.

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