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  • Title: [Coronary vasospasm: a cause of sudden death. Case report of reversible heart arrest with spontaneous coronary spasm documented by angiography].
    Author: Guénot O, Pellet J, Terraube P, Grosclaude G, Couche L, Legrand M, Arnaud-Crozat E.
    Journal: Arch Mal Coeur Vaiss; 1990 Nov; 83(12):1859-62. PubMed ID: 2125197.
    Abstract:
    The authors report a case of cardiac arrest occurring in a patient who had just entered the catheter laboratory for coronary angioplasty. Opacification of the left coronary artery revealed a proximal occluding double spasm unrelated to the distal stenoses for which angioplasty had been requested. Resuscitation and antispastic therapy with intracoronary injection of a nitrate derivative resulted in a complete recovery without any sequellae. The role of coronary spasm in sudden death and the value of the ergometrine test in patients with coronary stenosis are discussed.
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