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Coronary Artery Vasospasm

Supreeya Swarup  1 , Saikrishna Patibandla  2 , Shamai A. Grossman  3
In: StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2025 Jan.
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Coronary Artery Vasospasm

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Coronary artery vasospasm (CAVS) is a constriction of the coronary arteries that can cause complete or near-complete occlusion of the vessel. In 1959, Dr. Myron Prinzmetal described a different entity of angina than the classic Heberden angina which was originally described in 1772. This vasospastic disease can cause acute ischemia and present anywhere along the spectrum of angina from stable angina to acute coronary syndrome. CAVS appears to be a heterogeneous disease but does not follow the traditional risk factors in the development of coronary artery disease.

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Conflict of interest statement

Disclosure: Supreeya Swarup declares no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies.

Disclosure: Saikrishna Patibandla declares no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies.

Disclosure: Shamai Grossman declares no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies.

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