2024年3月22日 · Severe chest pain is the main symptom of variant angina. It most often occurs in cycles, typically at rest and overnight. The pain may be relieved by angina medicine.

2024年7月9日 · A coronary artery spasm is a temporary squeezing of one or more arteries that supply blood to the heart. The condition causes chest pain, called angina. During a coronary artery spasm, less blood flows to the heart. Other names for coronary artery spasms are: Prinzmetal's angina. Vasospastic angina. Variant angina.

2023年5月27日 · Unstable angina is dangerous and a warning sign of a heart attack. If you have new or changed chest pain, seek medical care right away. Other types of angina include variant angina, also called Prinzmetal angina.

2024年3月22日 · To diagnose angina, a healthcare professional examines you and asks questions about your symptoms. You are usually asked about any risk factors, including whether you have a family history of heart disease. Tests. Tests used to diagnose and confirm angina include: Electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG).

2017年2月9日 · As @lisab62 mentioned, this type of angina is indeed rare, and unlike typical angina, which usually occurs with physical activity, coronary artery spasms often occur at rest.

2017年2月9日 · After the procedure she met with my husband and told him I have variant angina/prinzmetal angina, apparently my arteries went into spasm during the procedure and she injected nitroglycerin, which stopped the spasms.

2017年2月9日 · After the procedure she met with my husband and told him I have variant angina/prinzmetal angina, apparently my arteries went into spasm during the procedure and she injected nitroglycerin, which stopped the spasms.

2017年2月9日 · Beta-blockers may increase the number and duration of angina attacks in patients with Prinzmetal's angina (variant angina pectoris). However, relatively selective β1-receptor blockers, such as metoprolol, can be used in such patients, but only with the utmost care.

2017年2月9日 · The University determined I have fibromuscular dysplasia (FMD) complicated by renal artery spams. The FMD causes my blood pressures to go up to high levels at times up to 250-260 over 90-120's. The high blood pressue in turn kicks in the Coronary Artery Spasm (CAS) causing Variant Angina.

2017年2月9日 · In addition to the information that Justin provided, here's an article that has more details; Prinzmetal's angina is also known as variant angina or coronary vessel spasm/coronary artery vasospasm: https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/153943-questions-and-answers