A case of vasospastic angina. Vasospasm physiopathology: a new therapeutic role for ranolazine?
We report the case of a 40-year-old man, transferred from another hospital to our ICU because of acute coronary syndrome. Coronarography did not show coronary stenosis. Twenty-four hours monitoring EKG allowed diagnosis of Prinzmetal angina and appropriate therapy was administered. Six months after...
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| author | Carlo Uran Giacomo Di Chiara Biagio Bosco Domenico D'Andrea Pietro Iodice |
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| description | We report the case of a 40-year-old man, transferred from another hospital to our ICU because of acute coronary syndrome. Coronarography did not show coronary stenosis. Twenty-four hours monitoring EKG allowed diagnosis of Prinzmetal angina and appropriate therapy was administered. Six months after discharge due recurrence of symptoms, ranolazine was added to therapy. After one year the patient is symptoms free. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-008511e446df4b4f98afbd8cbef09ed62022-12-21T20:56:28ZengPAGEPress PublicationsMonaldi Archives for Chest Disease1122-06432532-52642020-08-0190310.4081/monaldi.2020.1295A case of vasospastic angina. Vasospasm physiopathology: a new therapeutic role for ranolazine?Carlo Uran0Giacomo Di Chiara1Biagio Bosco2Domenico D'Andrea3Pietro Iodice4Complex Operative Unit of Cardiology, Intensive Unit Coronary Care, Hospital Centre San Giuseppe e Melorio, ASL CasertaComplex Operative Unit of Cardiology, Intensive Unit Coronary Care, Hospital Centre San Giuseppe e Melorio, ASL CasertaComplex Operative Unit of Cardiology, Intensive Unit Coronary Care, Hospital Centre San Giuseppe e Melorio, ASL CasertaComplex Operative Unit of Cardiology, Intensive Unit Coronary Care, Hospital Centre San Giuseppe e Melorio, ASL CasertaComplex Operative Unit of Cardiology, Intensive Unit Coronary Care, Hospital Centre San Giuseppe e Melorio, ASL CasertaWe report the case of a 40-year-old man, transferred from another hospital to our ICU because of acute coronary syndrome. Coronarography did not show coronary stenosis. Twenty-four hours monitoring EKG allowed diagnosis of Prinzmetal angina and appropriate therapy was administered. Six months after discharge due recurrence of symptoms, ranolazine was added to therapy. After one year the patient is symptoms free.https://www.monaldi-archives.org/index.php/macd/article/view/1295MINOCAvasospastic anginaranolazine |
| spellingShingle | Carlo Uran Giacomo Di Chiara Biagio Bosco Domenico D'Andrea Pietro Iodice A case of vasospastic angina. Vasospasm physiopathology: a new therapeutic role for ranolazine? Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease MINOCA vasospastic angina ranolazine |
| title | A case of vasospastic angina. Vasospasm physiopathology: a new therapeutic role for ranolazine? |
| title_full | A case of vasospastic angina. Vasospasm physiopathology: a new therapeutic role for ranolazine? |
| title_fullStr | A case of vasospastic angina. Vasospasm physiopathology: a new therapeutic role for ranolazine? |
| title_full_unstemmed | A case of vasospastic angina. Vasospasm physiopathology: a new therapeutic role for ranolazine? |
| title_short | A case of vasospastic angina. Vasospasm physiopathology: a new therapeutic role for ranolazine? |
| title_sort | case of vasospastic angina vasospasm physiopathology a new therapeutic role for ranolazine |
| topic | MINOCA vasospastic angina ranolazine |
| url | https://www.monaldi-archives.org/index.php/macd/article/view/1295 |
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