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Title: The importance of ergonovine maleate provocation in the diagnosis of coronary artery spasm. A case report. Author: Charles RG, Lloyd EA. Journal: S Afr Med J; 1981 Apr 18; 59(17):607-8. PubMed ID: 7221776. Abstract: Ergonovine maleate produced transient vasospastic occlusion of the entire left anterior descending coronary artery in a young woman with atypical angina pectoris and normal coronary arteries. Electrocardiographic evidence of extensive anterior subendocardial ischaemia persisted for days after an episode of spontaneous pain, suggesting that the patient was at risk of developing completed infarction due to coronary spasm.[Abstract] [Full Text] [Related] [New Search]