The multiple coronary spasm as the cause of acute ischemic events. A case report of a simultaneous spasm of the anterior descending and the circumflex during coronary angiography
Canterin, F.A.; Cassin, M.; Zanuttini, D.
Giornale Italiano di Cardiologia 22(7): 855-858
1992
ISSN/ISBN: 0046-5968 PMID: 1473660 Document Number: 390212
A case of simultaneous coronary artery spasm during coronary arteriography is reported. The patient, a 48-year-old male smoker, with an important family history of sudden death, underwent coronary angiography 5 months after anterior myocardial infarction. There were no lesions in the coronary arteries at the angiographic study. At the end of the procedure there was a sudden contemporary spasm of the anterior descending and circumflex coronary arteries. This severe condition was resolved with intra-arterial nitroglycerin. The relevance of multicoronary spasm as a cause of acute ischemic events and the possible influence of family history are discussed.