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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KARE Publishing,
2015-03-01T00:00:00Z.
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| 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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| Item Description: | 1016-5169 10.5543/tkda.2015.88555 |