Repurposing Riociguat for Treatment of Refractory Angina Resulting From Coronary Spasm

Repurposing Riociguat for Treatment of Refractory Angina Resulting From Coronary Spasm

Coronary spasm is a frequent cause of angina despite unobstructed coronary arteries, and symptom control with recommended drugs is limited. We report the case of a 77-year-old woman who had refractory angina despite conventional antianginal treatment. Repurposing riociguat, a soluble guanylate cycla...

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Main Authors: Valeria Martínez Pereyra, MS, Andreas Seitz, MD, Astrid Hubert, PhD, Sascha Beck, MS, Ute Hofmann, PhD, Matthias Schwab, MD, Raffi Bekeredjian, MD, Udo Sechtem, MD, Peter Ong, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-03-01
Series:JACC: Case Reports
Subjects:
acetylcholine testing
coronary artery spasm
drug repurposing
individual treatment trial
microvascular dysfunction
riociguat
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666084920314625

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