ROLE OF CORONARY ARTERIAL SPASM IN SUDDEN CORONARY ISCHEMIC DEATH
ROLE OF CORONARY ARTERIAL SPASM IN SUDDEN CORONARY ISCHEMIC DEATH
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冠状动脉痉挛在冠状动脉缺血性猝死中的作用
DOI:
10.1111/j.1749-6632.1982.tb55218.x
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发表时间:
1982
影响因子:
5.2
通讯作者:
P. Marzullo
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文献类型:
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作者:
A. Maseri;S. Severi;P. Marzullo
Sudden coronary death is a syndrome caused by different mechanisms, all of which should be separately considered with respect to preventive measures. Ventricular fibrillation, tachycardia, and complete atrioventricular block were repeatedly observed during ischemic episodes caused by spasm in both the presence and absence of anginal pain. Spasm is, therefore, a potential cause of sudden coronary death. In "variant" angina, which is a reasonably reliable indicator of coronary spasm, arrhythmias occur in about 25% of patients and tend to recur in the same patient. The severity of coronary atherosclerosis in patients who develop severe arrhythmias is quite variable and not dissimilar from patient who do not. Mortality is considerably higher in patients with severe disease, but fibrillation and death can occur also in patients with angiographically normal arteries. In these patients acute and long-term treatment with nitrates and slow channel blockers appears to give remarkable results. Prevention of arrhythmias in patients in whom arrhythmias are secondary to acute ischemic episodes caused by vasospasm should be attempted by preventing vasospasm.