title: CT angiography unmasking catheter-induced spasm as a reason for left main coronary artery stenosis.
abstract: Invasive catheterization can lead to mechanically induced spasm of coronary arteries. In this case report, CT angiography allowed us to unmask catheter-induced coronary spasm as the underlying reason for isolated left main coronary artery stenosis seen in invasive angiography.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, University of Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany. tobiaspflederer@web.de
authors.forename: Tobias
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Pflederer
authors.forename: Mohamed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Marwan
authors.forename: Dieter
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ropers
authors.forename: Werner G
authors.initials: WG
authors.lastname: Daniel
authors.forename: Stephan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Achenbach
mesh_terms: D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects*; D017023:Coronary Angiography / Q000379:methods*; D023921:Coronary Stenosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology*; D003329:Coronary Vasospasm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*