Treatment of Spontaneous Left Main Coronary Artery Spasm with a Drug-Eluting Stent
Variant angina due to spontaneous left main trunk spasm is rarely reported in the literature. Despite intensive medical treatment or surgical intervention, patients may still suffer from recurrent symptoms. We describe a 70-year-old male patient who had spontaneous left main coronary artery spasm wi...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Acta Cardiologica Sinica 2009-03, Vol.25 (1), p.43-46 |
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Zusammenfassung: | Variant angina due to spontaneous left main trunk spasm is rarely reported in the literature. Despite intensive medical treatment or surgical intervention, patients may still suffer from recurrent symptoms. We describe a 70-year-old male patient who had spontaneous left main coronary artery spasm with recurrent angina. The patient was successfully treated with a drug-eluting stent and remained free of symptoms at a 2-year clinical follow-up. |
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ISSN: | 1011-6842 |