Prinzmetal’s Angina Associated with Alcohol Withdrawal

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Abstract

A 39-year-old woman developed critical anginal attacks 2-7 days after abruptly stopping long-lasting excessive alcohol drinking. The coronary angiogram demonstrated spasms in the left anterior descending and the right coronary artery without signs of preexistent stenosis. In previous reports alcohol-related coronary spasm always followed ingestion of alcohol several hours before. Because of the time delay in this case, we suggest that not the intake but the withdrawal of alcohol was the factor provoking coronary spasm in our patient.

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Journal ID (publisher-id): CRD

Journal ID (nlm-ta): Cardiology

Journal ID (doi): 10.1159/issn.0008-6312

Title: Cardiology

Publisher: S. Karger AG

ISSN (Print): 0008-6312

ISSN (Electronic): 1421-9751

Publication date Subscription-year: 1988

Publication date (Print): 1988

Publication date (Electronic): 11 November 2008

Volume: 75

Issue: 3

Pages: 226-229

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Department of Cardiology, St. Radboud Hospital, Catholic University Nijmegen, The Netherlands

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Publisher ID: 174376 Other ID: Cardiology 1988;75:226–229

DOI: 10.1159/000174376

PubMed ID: 3416333

SO-VID: fd66dca9-667a-4cac-a5f1-a6588f08cb4a

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History

Date received : 17 May 1987

Date accepted : 08 September 1987

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Pages: 4

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