Coronary Artery Vasospasm

Question 1

What is coronary artery vasospasm also known as?

Answer 1

Prinzmetal’s angina or variant angina

Question 2

What population does coronary artery spasm occur more in?

Answer 2

• Smokers
• High cholesterol
• High blood pressure

Question 3

What can trigger coronary artery spasm?

Answer 3

• Alcohol
• Medications
• Exposure to cold
• High stress situations
• Drugs like cocaine.

Question 4

What are the symptoms?

Question 5

In questions, what might the patient have in terms of investigations?

Answer 5

They may have an exercise test or coronary angiography which were normal.