Serial angiographic evidence of rapid resolution of coronary artery stenosis.
An example of rapid, spontaneous resolution of an eccentric coronary luminal narrowing from 95 percent to 80 percent and subsequently to 50 percent stenosis over a six-week time period is presented. Spontaneous thrombolysis is proposed as the explanation for these changes and is discussed with reference to existing experimental and clinical observations.
D000787:Angina Pectoris / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D000792:Angiography / Q000379:methods*; D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon; D001241:Aspirin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology; D004176:Dipyridamole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D005996:Nitroglycerin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012075:Remission, Spontaneous
D004176:Dipyridamole; D005996:Nitroglycerin; D001241:Aspirin