TY - JOUR
T1 - Paradoxical coronary vasospasm and transient apical ballooning in a post-menopausal woman
T2 - An imaging case report of an unusual INOCA presentation
AU - Kadiyala, Madhavi
AU - Patibandla, Saikrishna
AU - Michos, Erin D.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 The Author(s)
PY - 2022/1
Y1 - 2022/1
N2 - Ischemia with non-obstructive coronary artery disease (INOCA), a common cause of angina, can occur due to coronary vasospasm, microvascular dysfunction, endothelial dysfunction, atherosclerosis or a combination of these mechanisms. We describe a case of adenosine-associated paradoxical coronary vasospasm and Takotsubo-like apical ballooning in a postmenopausal woman with underlying mild coronary atherosclerosis and microvascular dysfunction.
AB - Ischemia with non-obstructive coronary artery disease (INOCA), a common cause of angina, can occur due to coronary vasospasm, microvascular dysfunction, endothelial dysfunction, atherosclerosis or a combination of these mechanisms. We describe a case of adenosine-associated paradoxical coronary vasospasm and Takotsubo-like apical ballooning in a postmenopausal woman with underlying mild coronary atherosclerosis and microvascular dysfunction.
KW - Adenosine
KW - Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging
KW - Coronary vasospasm
KW - Ischemia with non-obstructive coronary artery disease
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U2 - 10.1016/j.ahjo.2022.100101
DO - 10.1016/j.ahjo.2022.100101
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85153866857
SN - 2666-6022
VL - 13
JO - American Heart Journal Plus: Cardiology Research and Practice
JF - American Heart Journal Plus: Cardiology Research and Practice
M1 - 100101
ER -