Researchers have found that patients with coronary spasm have a higher risk of heart attack in the relatively near future, especially when the spasm occurs at the site of atherosclerotic coronary ...

A vasospasm is when one of the arteries carrying oxygen-rich blood throughout your body suddenly contracts. (The word "vaso" means vessel, and "spasm" is a sudden, involuntary muscle squeeze.) This ...

BALTIMORE, Md. – Prinzmetal angina is something many of us have probably never heard of before. It's not a heart attack, but it can cause serious damage to the heart muscle if not diagnosed and ...

BALTIMORE, Md. (KFSN) -- Prinzmetal angina is something many of us have probably never heard of before- it's not a heart attack- but it can cause serious damage to the heart muscle if not diagnosed ...

A local injection of lidocaine during dental treatment possibly induced a coronary artery spasm, potentially resulting in a 50-year-old man's heart attack, according to a case report published April 3 ...

Dear K.O.S.: That’s an excellent question. Vasospastic angina, also called variant angina or Prinzmetal angina, is caused by spasmodic constriction of the artery, often with blockages, but sometimes ...

During pulsed field ablation (PFA) for atrial fibrillation (Afib or AF), the additional creation of mitral isthmus ablation lines often led to vasospasm of the neighboring left circumflex artery, ...

A team of researchers from Toho University has uncovered a potential new use for a naturally occurring compound, schisandrin A, found in the traditional Chinese medicinal plant Schisandra chinensis.

Prinzmetal angina is something many of us have probably never heard of before. It’s not a heart attack but it can cause serious damage to the heart muscle if not diagnosed and treated, and doctors are ...

This news release is available in Japanese. Researchers at Kumamoto University in Japan have found that patients with coronary spasm have a higher risk of experiencing future heart attack particularly ...