Coronary Microvascular Spasm as the Underlying Cause of the Angiographic Slow Flow Phenomenon

Coronary Microvascular Spasm as the Underlying Cause of the Angiographic Slow Flow Phenomenon

Slow coronary flow is frequently seen during angiography in patients with angina and unobstructed coronary arteries. However, the pathophysiology of this finding remains largely unclear. We report a case of a 52-year-old woman with slow coronary flow caused by acetylcholine-induced microvascular spa...

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Main Authors: Valeria Martínez Pereyra, MSc, Andreas Seitz, MD, Astrid Hubert, PhD, Heiko Mahrholdt, MD, Raffi Bekeredjian, MD, Udo Sechtem, MD, Peter Ong, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-01-01
Series:JACC: Case Reports
Subjects:
coronary flow
coronary microvascular spasm
coronary vasomotor disorders
microvascular dysfunction
slow coronary flow
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666084919306102

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