CT angiography unmasking catheter-induced spasm as a reason for left main coronary artery stenosis.
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.
Pflederer
Tobias
T
Department of Internal Medicine, University of Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany. tobiaspflederer@web.de
Marwan
Mohamed
M
Ropers
Dieter
D
Daniel
Werner G
WG
Achenbach
Stephan
S
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*