Ventriculer fibrillation due to Prinzmetal angina in a pregnant patient
Variant angina, which is also referred to as prinzmetal or coronary vasospastic angina, is a clinical entity characterized by episodes of angina pectoris, usually at rest and often between midnight and early morning, in association with ST-segment elevation on the electrocardiogram. Angina is usuall...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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KARE Publishing
2015-03-01
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| Series: | Türk Kardiyoloji Derneği Arşivi |
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| Online Access: | https://jag.journalagent.com/z4/download_fulltext.asp?pdir=tkd&un=TKDA-88555 |
| Summary: | Variant angina, which is also referred to as prinzmetal or coronary vasospastic angina, is a clinical entity characterized by episodes of angina pectoris, usually at rest and often between midnight and early morning, in association with ST-segment elevation on the electrocardiogram. Angina is usually caused by focal spasm of a major coronary artery resulting in a high-grade obstruction, and myocardial infarction may develop in some cases. We report a prinzmetal angina which caused ventricular fibrillation and cardiac arrest in an 18-week pregnant woman. |
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| ISSN: | 1016-5169 |