[A case of coronary vasospasm treated with stent placement]

Publikation

[A case of coronary vasospasm treated with stent placement]

Wissenschaftlicher Artikel/Review - 01.02.2003

Maeder M, Ammann Peter, Angehrn W, Rickli Hans

Zitation

Maeder M, Ammann P, Angehrn W, Rickli H. [A case of coronary vasospasm treated with stent placement]. Zeitschrift für Kardiologie 2003; 92:182-7.

Art

Wissenschaftlicher Artikel/Review (Deutsch)

Zeitschrift

Zeitschrift für Kardiologie 2003; 92

Veröffentlichungsdatum

01.02.2003

ISSN (Druck)

0300-5860

Seiten

182-7

Kurzbeschreibung/Zielsetzung

We report about a 49 year old woman with repeated chest pain at rest. During hyperventilation significant ST-segment elevation in leads V1-V5 appeared. Bicycle stress test did not provoke any ECG changes. Coronary angiography showed a significant stenosis of the left anterior descending coronary artery. Successful balloon angioplasty followed by stent implantation was performed. After an uneventful course of twelve months, hyperventilation could provoke neither chest pain nor ECG changes again without any antispastic medical treatment. Impact of fixed atherosclerotic lesions for the occurrence of coronary vasospasm, usefulness of hyperventilation as a non-invasive provocation test and therapy are discussed.