Is vasospasm overestimated in acute coronary syndromes presenting with non-obstructive coronary artery disease? The case for intravascular imaging

Int J Cardiol. 2016 Jan 15:203:1125-6. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2015.09.104. Epub 2015 Nov 21.

Authors

Dario Buccheri¹, Davide Piraino¹, Pedro Silva Orrego², Bernardo Cortese³

Affiliations

¹ Interventional Cardiology, A.O. Fatebenefratelli, Milano, Italy; Interventional Cardiology, A.O.U.P. Paolo Giaccone, Palermo, Italy.
² Interventional Cardiology, A.O. Fatebenefratelli, Milano, Italy.
³ Interventional Cardiology, A.O. Fatebenefratelli, Milano, Italy. Electronic address: [email protected].

PMID: 26608014
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2015.09.104

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Acute Coronary Syndrome / physiopathology*
Adult
Coronary Angiography / methods
Coronary Artery Disease / diagnosis*
Coronary Artery Disease / diagnostic imaging
Coronary Artery Disease / physiopathology
Coronary Vasospasm / diagnosis*
Coronary Vasospasm / diagnostic imaging
Coronary Vessel Anomalies / physiopathology
Diagnostic Imaging / methods*
Humans
Male
Myocardial Infarction / diagnosis
Myocardial Infarction / physiopathology
Tomography, Optical Coherence / methods
Ultrasonography, Interventional / methods*
Vascular Diseases / congenital
Vascular Diseases / physiopathology

Supplementary concepts

Coronary Artery Dissection, Spontaneous