title: [Outcome of vasospastic angina with normal or near-normal coronary arteries (author's transl)].
abstract: The outcome of vasospastic angina with normal or near-normal coronary arteries was investigated in 48 patients followed up for periods of 3 to 55 months (mean : 19.1 months). The course of the disease was unfavorable in 13 patients, of whom 3 died, 5 developed myocardial infarction and 5 refractory angina. It was favourable in 16 patients who remained asymptomatic for at least 6 months, and intermediate in 16 patients whose anginal attacks became less frequent. Three patients were lost sight of. Calcium antagonists were administered to 32 patients; they proved superior to beta-blockers but imperfectly controlled the course of the disease : the anginal attacks completely ceased in 12 patients, became less frequent in 11 and persisted or became worse in 5. A close correlation was found between long-term outcome and the results of provocation tests performed at the beginning of treatment, and it is proposed that these tests should be used as therapeutic guide-lines.
mesh_terms: D000319:Adrenergic beta-Antagonists / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000328:Adult; D002121:Calcium Channel Blockers / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003329:Coronary Vasospasm / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000401:mortality; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008755:Methylergonovine; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000209:etiology*; D011379:Prognosis
chemical_list: D000319:Adrenergic beta-Antagonists; D002121:Calcium Channel Blockers; D008755:Methylergonovine
vernacular_title: Dvenir de l'angor spastique à coronaires normales ou peu altérées.