Coronary Spasm as a Cause of Perioperative Myocardial Infarction

Yoshinori TANIMOTO; Yasuo MATSUDA; Yurio KOBAYASHI; Hironori EBIHARA; Eiji HYAKUNA; Kiyoshi TAKASHIBA; Yoshio HAMADA; Tetsuro KAWASHIMA

doi:10.1536/ihj.25.275

Yoshinori TANIMOTO, Yasuo MATSUDA, Yurio KOBAYASHI, Hironori EBIHARA, Eiji HYAKUNA, Kiyoshi TAKASHIBA, Yoshio HAMADA, Tetsuro KAWASHIMA

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Keywords: Coronary spasm, Perioperative myocardial infarction

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1984 Volume 25 Issue 2 Pages 275-281

DOI https://doi.org/10.1536/ihj.25.275

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Abstract

The case of a patient with severe left main trunk disease is presented, in which spasm of the right coronary artery resulted in intraoperative myocardial ischemia and perioperative myocardial infarction. It is suggested that coronary spasm may be a cause of perioperative myocardial infarction, and has to be considered in case of unknown etiology.

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