[Variant angina pectoris associated with Morgagni-Adams-Stokes syndrome--case report].
We report a case of Prinzmetal angina initially manifested with short losses of consciousness in a 55-year-old man hospitalized in the Department of Coronary Artery Disease, Institute of Cardiology, Jagiellonian University Medical College in Cracow. Clinical symptomatology of the presented case, causes and mechanism of loss of consciousness in variant angina as well as treatment methods are discussed.
Libionka
Anna
A
Klinika Choroby Wieńcowej, Instytutu Kardiologii, Collegium Medicum, Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego w Krakowie.
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Witold
W
Nessler
Bohdan
B
Nessler
Jadwiga
J
Stobierska-Dzierzak
Bozena
B
Piwowarska
Wiesława
W
D000219:Adams-Stokes Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D000788:Angina Pectoris, Variant / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial; D014474:Unconsciousness / Q000209:etiology