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JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY
Volume 63, Issue 2, Pages 103-109Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2013.10.038
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- NHLBI [N01-HV-68161, N01-HV-68162, N01-HV-68163, N01-HV-68164]
- NIA [U0164829, U01 HL649141, U01 HL649241, 1R03AG032631]
- Barbra Streisand Women's Cardiovascular Research and Education Program, Los Angeles, California
- Gilead Sciences
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Coronary spasm is an important and often overlooked etiology of chest pain. Although coronary spasm, or Prinzmetal's angina, has been thought of as benign, contemporary studies have shown serious associated adverse outcomes, including acute coronary syndrome, arrhythmia, and death. Definitive diagnosis of coronary spasm can at times be difficult, given the transience of symptoms. Numerous agents have been historically described for provocative testing. We provide a review of published data for the role of provocation testing in the diagnosis of coronary spasm. (C) 2014 by the American College of Cardiology Foundation
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