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Variant angina, also
known as
Prinzmetal angina,
vasospastic angina,
angina inversa,
coronary vessel spasm, or
coronary artery vasospasm, is a syndrome...
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narrowing is
caused by
contraction of
smooth muscle (e.g. achalasia,
prinzmetal angina);
stenosis is
usually used when
narrowing is
caused by
lesion that...
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first to
describe Prinzmetal angina.
Myron Prinzmetal was born in 1908 in Buffalo, New York, to Anna and
Harry Prinzmetal. His
family later moved...
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undergoes either complete or sub-total
temporary occlusion. In 1959,
Prinzmetal et al.
described a type of
chest pain
resulting from
coronary vasospasm...
- phenomenon, and
premature labor. It is one of the
treatments of
choice for
Prinzmetal angina. It may be used to
treat severe high
blood pressure in pregnancy...
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simple fact that the
house is
slanted at a 20° angle.
Professor William Prinzmetal states, "When the perceiver's body also is tilted, the
distorting impact...
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vasospasms can
occur due to atherosclerosis.
Vasospasm is the
major cause of
Prinzmetal's angina.
Normally endothelial cells release prostacyclin and
nitric oxide...
- pressure,
coronary artery disease (CAD) and
variant angina (also
called Prinzmetal angina or
coronary artery vasospasm,
among other names). It is
taken orally...
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shortened QT interval.
These T
waves may be seen in
patients displaying Prinzmetal angina. Additionally,
patients exhibiting the
early stages of
STEMI may...
- Carvedilol, this will
control abnormal heart rhythms, but can
precipitate Prinzmetal angina and
heart block.
Roemheld syndrome is
characterized strictly by...
