Stent placement for recurrent vasospastic angina resistant to medical treatment

Cathet Cardiovasc Diagn. 1997 Dec;42(4):440-3. doi: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0304(199712)42:4<440::aid-ccd25>3.0.co;2-m.

Abstract

The successful stent placement for treatment of recurrent vasospastic angina in a patient with nonstenotic coronary arteries is described. Use of the Palmaz-Schatz stent resulted in successful vasodilation that completely prevented anginal attacks. This procedure represents an alternative treatment for patients with vasospastic angina refractory to aggressive medical therapy.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Angina Pectoris, Variant / diagnostic imaging
  • Angina Pectoris, Variant / drug therapy
  • Angina Pectoris, Variant / surgery*
  • Coronary Angiography
  • Drug Therapy, Combination
  • Drug Tolerance
  • Fibrinolytic Agents / administration & dosage
  • Fibrinolytic Agents / therapeutic use
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Heparin / administration & dosage
  • Heparin / therapeutic use
  • Humans
  • Infusions, Intravenous
  • Isosorbide Dinitrate / administration & dosage
  • Isosorbide Dinitrate / therapeutic use
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Recurrence
  • Stents*
  • Thrombolytic Therapy
  • Vasodilator Agents / administration & dosage
  • Vasodilator Agents / therapeutic use

Substances

  • Fibrinolytic Agents
  • Vasodilator Agents
  • Heparin
  • Isosorbide Dinitrate