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Coronary Artery Vasospasm

Known as: CORONARY SPASM, CORONARY ARTERY SPASM, SPASM CORONARY ARTERY 
Sudden coronary artery smooth muscle contraction leading to lumen constriction and decreased blood flow.
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HYPERTENSION, RESISTANT TO CONVENTIONAL THERAPY

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Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Ischemic Preconditioning During Coronary Angioplast Is Prevented by Glibenclamide, a Selective ATP‐Sensitive K+ Channel Blocker
BackgroundBrief episodes of ischemia render the heart more resistant to subsequent ischemia; this phenomenon has been called… 
Review
1988
Review
1988
Assessment of human sympathetic nervous system activity from measurements of norepinephrine turnover.
SINCE the sympathetic nervous system has such a central place in homeostasis in general, and in circulatory adaptation in… 
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Induction of coronary artery spasm by acetylcholine in patients with variant angina: possible role of the parasympathetic nervous system in the pathogenesis of coronary artery spasm.
We injected acetylcholine (ACh), the neurotransmitter of the parasympathetic nervous system, into the coronary arteries of 28… 
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
Acute coronary events associated with percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty.
Highly Cited
1981
Highly Cited
1981
Non surgical coronary artery recanalization in acute transmural myocardial infarction.
In 41 consecutive patients with an acute transmural myocardial infarction (AMI) admitted within 3 hours after the onset of… 
Review
1980
Review
1980
Calcium channel blocking agents in the treatment of cardiovascular disorders. Part II: Hemodynamic effects and clinical applications.
The calcium channel blocking agents have multiple hemodynamic effects that make them potentially valuable in treating many… 
Highly Cited
1978
Highly Cited
1978
Ergonovine maleate provocative test for coronary arterial spasm.
Highly Cited
1976
Highly Cited
1976
Prinzmetal's variant form of angina as a manifestation of alpha-adrenergic receptor-mediated coronary artery spasm: documentation by coronary arteriography.
Highly Cited
1975
Highly Cited
1975
Coronary Artery Spasm as a Cause of Acute Myocardial Ischemia in Man
The pathogenesis of “spontaneous angina” was investigated in five patients with so-called variant angina. Electrocardiographic… 
Review
1971
Review
1971
Approaches to Sudden Death from Coronary Heart Disease
Sudden cardiac death (SCD) continues unabated. Coronary care units, while effective in lowering hospital mortality, cannot… 
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