A 25-year-old patient with low cardiac risk factors having a combination of variant angina and severe coronary arterial lesions - A case report

Authors
Hara, Y Komatsu, J Hiasa, G Ohtsuka, T Suzuki, M Shigematsu, Y Ohkura, T Hamada, M Hiwada, K
Citation
Y. Hara et al., A 25-year-old patient with low cardiac risk factors having a combination of variant angina and severe coronary arterial lesions - A case report, ANGIOLOGY, 51(9), 2000, pp. 781-785
Citations number
13
Categorie Soggetti
Cardiovascular & Respiratory Systems
Journal title
ANGIOLOGY
ISSN journal
00033197 → ACNP
Volume
51
Issue
9
Year of publication
2000
Pages
781 - 785
Database
ISI
SICI code
0003-3197(200009)51:9<781:A2PWLC>2.0.ZU;2-S
Abstract
A 25-year-old man with low cardiac risks underwent coronary arteriography b ecause of chest pain at rest. His only risk factors for coronary artery dis ease was smoking. Both right and left coronary arteries were ectatic and th e left anterior descending artery was obstructed. In the acetylcholine prov ocation test, the left circumflex coronary artery showed severe constrictio n. Thus, this patient was diagnosed as having a combination of variant angi na and occlusive coronary artery disease.