Coronary spasm producing coronary thrombosis in a patient with acute myocardial infarction.
A 62-year-old man had an acute myocardial infarction with successful thrombolysis. Coronary spasm was documented in the following angiographic study. This case demonstrated that coronary spasm is implicated in the pathogenesis of coronary thrombosis and subsequent myocardial infarction.
D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000209:etiology*; D003328:Coronary Thrombosis / Q000209:etiology*; D003329:Coronary Vasospasm / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000209:etiology*