Coronary Artery Spasm: The Interplay Between Endothelial Dysfunction and Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell Hyperreactivity

Patients with angina pectoris, the cardinal symptom of myocardial ischaemia, yet without significant flow-limiting epicardial artery stenosis represent a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge. Coronary artery spasm (CAS) is an established cause for anginal chest pain in patients with angiographically...

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Main Authors: Astrid Hubert, Andreas Seitz, Valeria Martínez Pereyra, Raffi Bekeredjian, Udo Sechtem, Peter Ong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Radcliffe Medical Media 2020-03-01
Series:European Cardiology Review
Online Access:https://www.ecrjournal.com/articleindex/ecr.2019.20