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What is the life expectancy of a person with coronary artery spasm?
In patients with no or even single-vessel atherosclerosis, the prognosis is benign, with survival rates as high as 99% at 1 year and 94% at 5 years. On the other hand, survival in patients with multivessel atherosclerotic disease fell to 87% at 1 year and 77% at 5 years.
What triggers coronary artery spasm?
Coronary artery spasm occurs most commonly in people who smoke or who have high cholesterol or high blood pressure. It may occur without cause, or it may be triggered by: Alcohol withdrawal. Emotional stress.
How do you calm a heart spasm?
Treatment of coronary artery spasms may include medications such as:
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Nitrates, which are used to prevent spasms and quickly relieve chest pain as it occurs.
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Calcium channel blockers, which relax the arteries and decrease the spasm.
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Statins, which lower cholesterol and may prevent spasms.
What is the prognosis for coronary vasospasm?
The actuarial survival figures showed the 1 year, 2 year and 5 year survival rates to be 95, 92 and 89 per cent respectively. Extracardiac mortality was mainly related to smoking (lung cancer, laryngeal cancer, etc.) and was higher than cardiac mortality.
Physical Examination: Patient brought in ambulance for stabilization at ER. Family member reports that arrived home and encountered patient sweating with.
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