title: Coronary spasm during outpatient fiberoptic laser bronchoscopy.
abstract: A 63-year-old woman with metastatic breast cancer was referred to our bronchoscopy unit for outpatient laser resection of an endobronchial mass through fiberoptic bronchoscopy. The patient had no history of ischemic heart disease. During the procedure, the patient developed an ST-segment elevation and a complete atrioventricular block. IV nitroglycerin and morphine were effective in treating this episode. In this patient, we were able to demonstrate a focal spasm by postbronchoscopy coronary angiography.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Hadassah University School of Medicine, Jerusalem, Israel.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Matot
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Drenger
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Glantz
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Kramer
mesh_terms: D000556:Ambulatory Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D001999:Bronchoscopy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004562:Electrocardiography; D004724:Endoscopy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D005336:Fiber Optic Technology; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D013035:Spasm / Q000209:etiology