Vasoespastic angina, plaque erosion, ischemia and cardiac arrest: four of a kind or straight?

Vadillo Martín, Pablo ; Cueva Recalde, Juan Francisco (Universidad de Zaragoza) ; Pérez Guerrero, Ainhoa (Universidad de Zaragoza) ; Revilla Martí, Pablo (Universidad de Zaragoza) ; Ruiz Arroyo, José Ramón

Resumen: A 56-year-old woman, current smoker with a history of arterial hypertension and dyslipidemia was previously studied due to recurrent syncope with chest pain associated in recent months. Normal cardiac morphology and function was assessed by echocardiography and a coronary computed tomography angiography showed a noncalcified plaque with a 40% stenosis in the left anterior descending coronary artery (LAD). Single antiplatelet therapy and a statin were started...

Idioma: Inglés

DOI: 10.33963/v.kp.96979

Año: 2023

Publicado en: Kardiologia Polska 82, 1 (2023), 107-108
ISSN: 0022-9032

Factor impacto JCR: 3.7 (2023)

Categ. JCR: CARDIAC & CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS rank: 53 / 222 = 0.239 (2023) - Q1 - T1

Factor impacto CITESCORE: 3.0 - Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine (Q3)

Factor impacto SCIMAGO: 0.467 - Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine (Q3)

Tipo y forma: Article (Published version)

Área (Departamento): Area Medicina (Dpto. Medicina, Psiqu. y Derm.)