Complete heart block and acute inferior myocardial infarction due to generalized vasospasm

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Yahya Kemal Icen
Health Science University Adana Health Research and Application Center Cardiology Department, Adana, TR
Mevlut Koc
Health Science University Adana Health Research and Application Center Cardiology Department, Adana, TR

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Sixtyone years old female patient had applied to emergency department with chest pain. Her ECG taken was compliant with acute inferior myocardial infarction and complete heart block. In her coronary angiography (CAG), there was generalized vasospasm from osteal in left anterior descending coronary artery (LAD) and circumflex artery (CX). 10 mcg/kg/mn nitrate was infused in the coronary and vasospasm is disappeared. After CAG, her ECG was normal and she discharged with medical treatment recommendations

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Icen, Y. K. ., & Koc, M. . (2018). Complete heart block and acute inferior myocardial infarction due to generalized vasospasm. Medical Science and Discovery, 5(1), 103–105. Retrieved from https://medscidiscovery.com/index.php/msd/article/view/210
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Vol. 5 No. 1 (2018): Medical Science and Discovery
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Case Reports

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