title: Prevention of vasospastic angina by alcohol ingestion: report of 2 cases.
abstract: The authors report 2 patients with vasospastic angina in whom alcohol ingestion was effective in preventing angina. Coronary angiography revealed no organic coronary stenosis but demonstrated coronary artery spasm during angina attacks. In 1 patient, alcohol ingestion every six hours completely suppressed frequent spontaneous angina. In the other patient, alcohol ingestion markedly prolonged the duration of the exercise on treadmill testing by preventing exercise-induced coronary spasm.
authors: Research Institute of Angiocardiology and Cardiovascular Clinic, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
authors: T
authors: T
authors: Matsuguchi
authors: H
authors: H
authors: Araki
authors: N
authors: N
authors: Nakamura
authors: Y
authors: Y
authors: Etoh
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Okamatsu
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Takeshita
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Nakamura
mesh_terms: D000434:Alcoholic Beverages; D000788:Angina Pectoris, Variant / Q000517:prevention & control*; D002932:Cineangiography; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D004562:Electrocardiography; D000431:Ethanol / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D000431:Ethanol