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Coronary Artery Spasm Appearing as Syncope
Paul Beltran, MD;
Edgar Lichstein, MD;
Michael Sanders, MD;
Gerald Hollander, MD;
Alvin Greengart, MD;
Sterling Jonas, MD
Arch Intern Med. 1982;142(1):192-194.
Abstract
A 56-year-old man had coronary artery spasm. The initial manifestation of the disease was syncope that occurred at night. Coronary artery spasm was documented by Holter recording and cardiac catheterization. The patient was effectively treated with nitrates and calcium-blocking agents.
(Arch Intern Med 1982;142:192-194)
Author Affiliations
From the Division of Cardiology, Maimonides Medical Center (Drs Beltran, Lichstein, Sanders, Hollander, Greengart, and Jonas); the State University of New York, Downstate Medical Center (Drs Lichstein, Sanders, Hollander, Greengart, and Jonas), Brooklyn.
Footnotes
Accepted for publication April 20, 1981.
Reprint requests to Division of Cardiology, Maimonides Medical Center, 4802 Tenty Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11219 (Dr Lichstein).
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