Efficiency of ergonovine echocardiography in detecting angiographically assessed coronary vasospasm

Authors
Nedeljkovic, MA Ostojic, M Beleslin, B Nedeljkovic, I Marinkovic, J Babic, R Stankovic, G Stojkovic, S Saponjski, J Djordjevic-Dikic, A Stepanovic, J Petrasinovic, Z Vukcevic, V Nedeljkovic, S Kanjuh, V
Citation
Ma. Nedeljkovic et al., Efficiency of ergonovine echocardiography in detecting angiographically assessed coronary vasospasm, AM J CARD, 88(10), 2001, pp. 1183
Citations number
20
Categorie Soggetti
Cardiovascular & Respiratory Systems","Cardiovascular & Hematology Research
Journal title
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY
ISSN journal
00029149 → ACNP
Volume
88
Issue
10
Year of publication
2001
Database
ISI
SICI code
0002-9149(20011115)88:10<1183:EOEEID>2.0.ZU;2-G
Abstract
In 100 consecutive patients with chest pain syndrome and "nonsignificant" c oronary artery stenosis, angiographically assessed vasospasm with ergonovin e is not rare (5%) and can be efficiently identified noninvasively by ergon ovine echocardiography. In simultaneously evaluating angiographic correlate s of ergonovine echocardiographic findings, myocardial ischemia due to coro nary vasospasm was related to smaller baseline obstruction diameter and mor e pronounced response to ergonovine.