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Coronary Spasm in Patients Treated by Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty

Tiberius PopHans-jürgen RupprechtG. SchreinerJ. MeyerRaimund Erbel

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medicine.medical_specialtyPercutaneous transluminal coronary angioplastybusiness.industryUnstable anginaCoronary angiogramBalloonmedicine.diseaseStable anginanervous system diseasesbody regionsstomatognathic diseasesInternal medicineRight coronary arterymedicine.arteryotorhinolaryngologic diseasesmedicineCardiologyIn patientcardiovascular diseasesbusiness

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The appearance of coronary spasm during PTCA was analyzed in 140 consecutive patients with stable and unstable angina. Coronary spasm was found in 27 patients (19%) and was more common in unstable than in stable angina pectoris (22 versus 5 patients). While coronary spasm could be seen in the first coronary angiogram in 5/27 patients, it developed during the diagnostic procedure in 6/27 patients. In 16/27 patients coronary spasm was induced by the balloon or the guide wire itself.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
1986-01-01
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-72407-7_9