Syncope: a symptom of coronary artery spasm after cardiac transplantation.
Two cases of coronary spasm in cardiac transplant recipients in which the presenting symptom was syncope without chest pain are reported. Diagnosing coronary spasm in transplant patients appears to be important because, based upon the few cases in the literature, prognosis is very poor. Coronary spasm may be related to accelerated atherosclerosis occurring in the transplanted heart.
Colizza
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Department of Medicine, Montreal Heart Institute, Quebec.
Pelletier
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Carrier
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Waters
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D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000150:complications; D003329:Coronary Vasospasm / Q000175:diagnosis*; D016027:Heart Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D013575:Syncope / Q000209:etiology*