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ArticleActa Cardiologica Sinica2015

Fainting After Chest Pain.

Ko-Fan Wang, Chun-Chin Chang, Chien-Yi Hsu, Ching-Wei Lee, Chung-Hsing Lin, Chern-En Chiang

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Article in Acta Cardiologica Sinica, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Ko-Fan WangCardiology, Taipei Hospital, New Taipei City;
Chun-Chin ChangCardiology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital;
Chien-Yi HsuCardiology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital;
Ching-Wei LeeCardiology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital;
Chung-Hsing LinCardiology, Taipei City Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
Chern-En ChiangCardiology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital;
Taipei Veterans General Hospital · TWTaipei Hospital · TW

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

unlabelledVariant angina presenting acute chest pain and ST elevation on electrocardiogram accounts for an underdiagnosed scenario in acute coronary syndrome and contributes to syncope as a consequence of ventricular arrhythmia. Here, we report a case of a 48-year-old man with a recent onset of chest pain and palpitations followed by syncope. Holter monitoring documented 2 episodes of evolving ST elevation associated with non-sustained ventricular tachycardia. Emergent cardiac catheterization indicated insignificant coronary narrowing. A non-invasive brachial artery ultrasound, which demonstrated endothelial dysfunction that was salvaged by exogenic nitrate, was used instead of intracoronary provocation. There was no clinical or electrocardiographic recurrence of variant angina after vasodilator treatment. In conclusion, variant angina represents an important but overlooked etiology for syncope. Holter monitoring facilitates the diagnostic and prognostic assessment in patients with syncope precipitated by chest pain. KEY WORDS: Flow-mediated vasodilation; Holter monitoring; Variant angina; Ventricular arrhythmia.

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PMID27122877
PMCPMC4805008
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