Cardio-Spasm of Œsophagus

Cardio-Spasm of the Œsophagus

Coronary Artery Spasm During Dobutamine Stress Echocardiography: A Case Report

Dobutamine stress echocardiography (DSE) has been widely used as a diagnostic and prognostic modality in the management of stress. DSE is associated with limited complications and adverse effects on the health of patients. In this case report, we described a 42-year-old female patient with dobutamine-induced coronary artery spasm with history of exertional dyspnea, which had deteriorated recent...

Do not forget: coronary spasm does exist!

A 36-year old woman was proposed for urgent revascularization for severe left coronary disease with left main involvement diagnosed in the setting of acute coronary syndrome with ST-elevation. Considering the patient’s age and gender, coronariography was repeated under vasodilator therapy (Fig. 1, Supplementary Video 1 and 2). Coronary spasm was revealed. Supplementary material is available at ...

Radial artery graft vasospasm.

We report an unusual case of vasospasm of a grafted radial artery complicated with ventricular fibrillation during the postoperative course of coronary artery bypass graft surgery. To our knowledge this is the first documented case of a radial artery graft spasm leading to a severe arrhythmia. The arrhythmia resolved spontaneously. Radial artery graft spasm was demonstrated by angiography and w...

Vasomotor dysfunction after cardiac surgery.

Cardiopulmonary bypass and cardioplegic arrest, which allow for support of the circulation and stabilization of the heart during cardiac procedures, are still used for the vast majority of cardiac operations worldwide. However, in addition to a well-recognized systemic inflammatory response, cardiopulmonary bypass and cardioplegic arrest elicit complex, multifactorial vasomotor disturbances tha...