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Case Reports
. 2009 Mar;10(3):288-9.
doi: 10.2459/JCM.0b013e3283249ada.

Catheter-induced left main coronary artery spasm

Neeraj Parakh  1 , Sandeep Singh, Ravi S Math, Sanjiv Sharma, Vinay K Bahl
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Case Reports

Catheter-induced left main coronary artery spasm

Neeraj Parakh et al. J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown). 2009 Mar.

Abstract

A dramatic illustration of catheter-induced left main coronary artery spasm is described. Timely recognition of spasm and use of intracoronary nitroglycerine confirmed this condition and saved a young woman from an unnecessary coronary artery bypass graft operation.

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