Angina due to coronary artery spasm (variant angina): diagnosis and intervention strategies.
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2021
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Nguyen, T.H.
Ong, G.-J.
Girolamo, O.C.
deMenezesCaceres, V.
Muminovic, A.
Chirkov, Y.Y.
Horowitz, J.D.
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Expert Review of Cardiovascular Therapy, 2021; 19(10):917-9227
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Thanh Ha Nguyen, Gao-Jing Ong, Olivia C Girolamo, Viviane De Menezes Caceres, Armin Muminovic, Yuliy Y Chirkov, John D Horowitz
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Introduction: Since Prinzmetal first described a ‘variant’ form of angina pectoris, with predominantly resting episodes of pain and cyclic severity variations, it has gradually become apparent that this clinical presentation is caused by episodes of coronary artery spasm (CAS) involving focal or diffuse changes in large and/or small coronary arteries in the presence or absence of ‘fixed’ coronary artery stenoses. However, most clinicians have only limited understanding of this group of disorders. Areas covered: We examine the clinical presentation of CAS, associated pathologies outside the coronary vasculature, impediments to making the diagnosis, provocative diagnostic tests, available and emerging treatments, and the current understanding of pathogenesis. Expert opinion: CAS is often debilitating and substantially under-diagnosed and occur mainly in women. Many patients presenting with CAS crises have non-diagnostic ECGs and normal serum troponin concentrations, but CAS can be suspected on the basis of history and association with migraine, Raynaud’s phenomenon and Kounis syndrome. Definitive diagnosis requires provocative testing at coronary angiography. Treatment still centers around the use of calcium antagonists, but with greater understanding of pathogenesis, new management options are emerging.
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