Recurrent myocardial infarction and angina in a woman with normal coronary angiograms.
A case is reported of recurrent myocardial infarction and angina pectoris in a woman with normal coronary arteries documented by coronary angiogram. The recurrence of infarction in contiguous areas of the heart supplied by the left anterior descending coronary artery and the association of the anginal syndrome implicate coronary arterial spasm as the probable cause.
D000328:Adult; D000787:Angina Pectoris / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D000790:Angiocardiography; D002932:Cineangiography; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D012008:Recurrence; D013035:Spasm / Q000150:complications