Prinzmetal angina in the differential diagnosis of syncope.

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Prinzmetal angina in the differential diagnosis of syncope.

Acute Card Care. 2012 Mar;14(1):45-7

Authors: Kusniec J, Iakobishvili Z, Haim M, Golovchiner G, Shohat-Zabarski R, Strasberg B

Abstract

Prinzmetal (variant) angina may be associated with cardiac arrhythmias that can deteriorate to fatal ventricular arrhythmias. We present 2 patients with syncope where vasospastic angina and severe ventricular arrhythmias were found to be responsible for the syncopal episodes.

PMID: 22296564 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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