Coronary artery spasm--a case with fatal outcome.
The case of a 45-year-old man with nocturnal angina and angiographically verified spontaneous spasm of the left anterior descending and left circumflex coronary arteries is described. The patient died suddenly one month after investigation, despite treatment with a beta-blocker and nitroglycerin. Other forms of pharmacological treatment should be tried in such patients.
D000787:Angina Pectoris / Q000209:etiology*; D000788:Angina Pectoris, Variant / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D013035:Spasm / Q000150:complications