Open AccessCoronary arterial spasm in single coronary artery.
Author(s) -
Kozo Yamamoto,
Yasushi Koiwaya,
Tsukasa Tajimi,
T Inou,
Arahito Mitsutake,
Yasuhiko Orita,
Akira Takeshita,
M. Nakamura
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
circulation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795
H-Index - 607
eISSN - 1524-4539
pISSN - 0009-7322
DOI - 10.1161/01.cir.64.6.1287
Subject(s) - medicine , ergonovine , cardiology , artery , chest pain , coronary vasospasm , right coronary artery , sudden cardiac death , coronary angiography , angina , myocardial infarction
A 48-year-old man developed severe chest pain and became unconscious. Coronary cineangiography revealed single coronary artery of the type L2b by Sharbaugh and White. Ergonovine, 0.2 mg i.v., produced coronary arterial spasm in the right coronary artery. This case suggests that coronary arterial spasm might be a cause of sudden death in patients with single coronary artery. However, an association of single coronary artery and coronary arterial spasm might be coincidental.
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