Alternate Name(s): Variant angina; Angina - variant ... Coronary artery spasm is a temporary, abrupt, and focal (restricted to one location) contraction of the muscles in the wall of an artery in the heart, which constricts the artery. This slows or stops blood flow through the artery during the ...
www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000159.htm#Def... www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000159.htm#Definition
Patients with variant angina represent a diagnostic and therapeutic dilemma. Variant angina is a disease with various causes, variations in treatment guidelines and variable prognosis. ... We review the pathophysiology, presentation and recent developments in medical and surgical management of variant angina.
ejcts.ctsnetjournals.org/cgi/content/full/29/5/748
Prinzmetal's angina - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Prinzmetal's angina , also known as variant angina or angina inversa , is a syndrome typically consisting of angina (cardiac chest pain) at rest that occurs in cycles. It is caused by vasospasm, ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prinzmetal's_angina
Variant angina pectoris is also called Prinzmetal's angina. It usually occurs spontaneously, and unlike typical angina, it nearly always occurs when a person is at rest.  It doesn't follow physical exertion or emotional stress, either.  Attacks can be very painful and usually occur between midnight and 8 a.m.
www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4472
Variant angina is a syndrome, probably involving coronary artery spasm, where the angina pain does not have the usual triggering activities. It most often affects women under 50. ... Variant angina is a rare form of angina that is caused by coronary spasms (vasospasm). The coronary spasm contracts the muscles in the wall of...
www.mamashealth.com/angina.asp www.mamashealth.com/angina.asp
Variant angina; Angina - variant; Prinzmetal's angin ... Spasm may be "silent" -- without symptoms -- or it may result in persons with stable angina or unstable angina. It is usually appears as variant angina, a type of chest pain that is thought to be due to endothelial dysfunction, a condition in which the coronary...
www.umm.edu/ency/article/000159.htm
Medical Encyclopdia article about Variant angina ... A Medical Article provided by The University of Maryland Medical System ... A resource with information on over 10,000 medical topics including: Variant angina...
www.umm.edu/dwp/007687.htm
Variant Angina: Heart Spasms Swedish MC, Seattle Washington WA ... What is Variant Angina? ... Variant angina � This form is characterized by a sudden, temporary narrowing or tightening of a coronary artery; variant angina is also called coronary artery spasm, atypical angina, or Prinzmetals angina.
www.swedish.org/17388.cfm