Inappropriate microvascular constriction produced transient ST-segment elevation in patients with syndrome X

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Murakami, H [1 ]
Urabe, K [1 ]
Nishimura, M [1 ]
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[1] Tenshi Hosp, Dept Cardiol, Franciscan Mission Mary, Higashi Ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido 0658611, Japan
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10.1016/S0735-1097(98)00402-1
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R5 [内科学];
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1002 ; 100201 ;
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Objectives. The aim of this project was to study the responsible site(s) and underlying cardiac disease(s) of patients with transient ST-segment elevation and normal coronary angiograms, Background. Transient ST-segment elevation has been demonstrated in patients with variant angina or unstable angina. In those patients, epicardial coronary arteries, not microvessels, are always the responsible site for the transient ST-segment elevation. Methods. This study consisted of three cases with a transient ST-segment elevation and normal coronary angiograms, Tread mill testings were performed before coronary angiography in all cases. Coronary angiography was undertaken during the control state and during ST-segment elevation and, when possible, a Doppler guide wire was positioned in the left anterior descending artery (LAD), Coronary responses to vasodilators were observed, Finally, cardiac biopsy was performed and pathologic observation was conducted, Results. All three cases had significant ST-segment depression during treadmill testing in II, III, aVF and V4-6 leads; however, no angiographic coronary stenosis was demonstrated and vasospasm was not provoked, A transient ST-segment elevation associated with chest pain was observed in V1-5 leads, but normal coronary angiograms during ST-segment elevation were observed in every case, Coronary blood flow (CBF) velocity profile remained normal during ST segment elevation. In one case, vasodilator responses to the LAD during ST-segment elevation were also measured, A 0.5 mg intracoronary injection of nitroglycerin increased CBF velocity (220%), but ST-segment elevation was not normalized and chest pain persisted. A 10 mg intracoronary injection of papaverine (PVN) further increased CBF velocity up to 340%, and this normalized ST segment elevation and relieved chest pain quickly. Either endothelium-dependent coronary flow reserve (CFR) measured with a 100 mu g intracoronary infusion of acetylcholine, or flow-dependent CFR by a 10 mg intracoronary injection of PVN was reduced in one of two cases measured. Pathologic findings supported syndrome;X as the underlying cardiac disease in all cases. Conclusions. These findings suggested a new clinical implication involving transient ST-segment elevation mimicking variant angina and normal coronary angiograms in patients with syndrome X. The major responsible site for this phenomenon was suggested to be coronary arterioles of less than 200 mu m in diameter, (C) 1998 by the American College of Cardiology.
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