| Literature DB >> 428107 |
G Specchia, S de Servi, C Falcone, E Bramucci, L Angoli, A Mussini, G P Marinoni, C Montemartini, P Bobba.
Abstract
Four patients with variant angina pectoris exhibited reproducible exercise-induced chest pain and ST-segment elevation. Coronary arterial spasm was documented with arteriography during exercise-induced ST-segment elevation (three patients) or after intravenous administration of ergonovine maleate (one patient). Our observations show that in patients with variant angina exercise can trigger coronary arterial spasm, thus inducing anginal pain and ST-segment elevation.Entities:
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Year: 1979 PMID: 428107 DOI: 10.1161/01.cir.59.5.948
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Circulation ISSN: 0009-7322 Impact factor: 29.690