Open AccessThe Challenges of Treating Acute Myocardial Infarction due to Variant Angina: Lesson from an Interesting Case
Author(s) -
Wenyuan Ding,
Jiamin Li,
Fei Zheng,
Lili Wang,
Xinyi Wei,
Guohua Li
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
cardiovascular innovations and applications
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2009-8782
pISSN - 2009-8618
DOI - 10.15212/cvia.2019.1262
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiology , asymptomatic , st segment , angina , myocardial infarction , troponin , lesion , st elevation , artery , surgery
Coronary artery spasm can cause recurrent variant angina with ST-segment elevation. The patient was asymptomatic with normal vitals and ECG was normal. We present a case associated with transient ST-segment elevation and significant increase in troponin levels with non-critical lesion with normal CAG.