Cor Vasa 2020, 62(5):462-465 | DOI: 10.33678/cor.2020.014
(Coronary vasospasm as the cause of acute coronary syndrome with ST elevation and the third-degree atrioventricular block - case report)
- a Kardiologické oddělení, Kardiocentrum, Nemocnice AGEL Třinec-Podlesí, a.s., Třinec
- b Interní oddělení, Nemocnice ve Frýdku-Místku, p.o.
Coronary vasospasm may be the cause of the acute coronary syndrome (ACS) in patients without obstructive atherosclerosis of coronary arteries. In majority of cases it is not diagnosed, because it is rarely occurring situation to perform coronary angiography at the time of symptoms. We are introducing the case of a female patient with ACS with ST elevation (STEMI) where the vasospasm of the right coronary artery was established during the acute phase of the disease.
Keywords: Angina pectoris, Coronary vasospasm, Provocation testing,
Received: January 7, 2020; Revised: January 7, 2020; Accepted: February 15, 2020; Published: November 1, 2020 Show citation
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Fismol J, Škňouřil L, Zeman K. (Coronary vasospasm as the cause of acute coronary syndrome with ST elevation and the third-degree atrioventricular block - case report). Cor Vasa. 2020;62(5):462-465. doi: 10.33678/cor.2020.014.
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