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Do Cardiac Spasms Cause A Myocardial Infarction?
I went via ambulance to emergency room with crushing pain in left chest and arm. ecg normal, troponin .02, then elevated to .1 er diagnosed nstemi and i was admitted. cardiac CT showed no CAD. Totally clear. cardiologist diagnosed Prinzmetal s angina. Did I have an MI caused by cariac spasm?
Thu, 22 Mar 2018
Hello,
It seems that you have had myocardial ischemia. As there was no evidence of CAD in the cardiac CT scan, Prinzmetal angina could be a possible option. Anyway, I would recommend performing a dobutamine stress echo or a coronary angiogram in order to exclude coronary artery disease (CAD).
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Ilir Sharka
It seems that you have had myocardial ischemia. As there was no evidence of CAD in the cardiac CT scan, Prinzmetal angina could be a possible option. Anyway, I would recommend performing a dobutamine stress echo or a coronary angiogram in order to exclude coronary artery disease (CAD).
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Ilir Sharka
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