Coronary artery spasmDefinition:
Coronary artery spasm is a temporary, abrupt, and focal (restricted to one location)
contraction of the
muscles in the wall of an
artery in the
heart, which constricts the
artery.
Full article >>>Coronary Artery SpasmAlternate Names
: Vasospastic
Angina, Variant
Angina, Prinzmetal's
Angina ...
Full article >>>Coronary artery spasm can be triggered by emotional
stress, medicines, street drugs (
cocaine) or exposure to
cold.
Treatments include
beta- blocker medications and, classically, nitroglycerin to permit the
coronary arteries to open up (dilate).
Full article >>>Vanishing
Testes - Anorchia (Anorchia)
Vaquez's
Disease (
Polycythemia Vera)
Variant
Angina (
Coronary Artery Spasm)
Varicella Zoster Virus Vaccine (
Chickenpox -
Vaccine)
Varicella (
Chickenpox) ...
Full article >>>a condition called endothelial dysfunction, which is more common in women. Endothelial dysfunction - in which the lining of the
artery doesn't expand (dilate) properly to boost
blood flow during activity - increases the risk of
coronary artery spasm ...
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