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N D Masani1, D B Northridge, R J Hall.
Abstract
A 48 year old woman presented with angina after an anterior myocardial infarction and was found to be hyperthyroid. Coronary angiography showed a stenosis of the left coronary os and a long, severe stenosis of the left anterior descending artery which was partially relieved by glyceryl trinitrate. Three months later, after radioactive iodine treatment had rendered her euthyroid, repeat coronary angiography showed entirely normal coronary arteries. This unusual case establishes an association between hyperthyroidism and coronary vasospasm resulting in myocardial infarction.Entities:
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Year: 1995 PMID: 8541184 PMCID: PMC484140 DOI: 10.1136/hrt.74.6.700
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Br Heart J ISSN: 0007-0769