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Ventriculer fibrillation due to Prinzmetal angina in a pregnant patient [Turk Kardiyol Dern Ars]
Turk Kardiyol Dern Ars. 2015; 43(2): 188-191 | DOI: 10.5543/tkda.2015.88555

Ventriculer fibrillation due to Prinzmetal angina in a pregnant patient

Ahmet Gündeş, Ahmet Çelik, İsmail Türkay Özcan, Ahmet Çamsarı
Department of Cardiology, Mersin University, Mersin, Turkey

Variant angina, which is also referred to as prinzmetal or coronary vasospastic angina, is a clinical entity characterized by episodes of angina pectoris, usually at rest and often between midnight and early morning, in association with ST-segment elevation on the electrocardiogram. Angina is usually caused by focal spasm of a major coronary artery resulting in a high-grade obstruction, and myocardial infarction may develop in some cases. We report a prinzmetal angina which caused ventricular fibrillation and cardiac arrest in an 18-week pregnant woman.

Keywords: Angina pectoris, variant, pregnancy; myocardial infarction; Prinzmetal angina

How to cite this article
Ahmet Gündeş, Ahmet Çelik, İsmail Türkay Özcan, Ahmet Çamsarı. Ventriculer fibrillation due to Prinzmetal angina in a pregnant patient. Turk Kardiyol Dern Ars. 2015; 43(2): 188-191

Corresponding Author: Ahmet Gündeş, Türkiye
Manuscript Language: Turkish


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