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Acetylcholine Stimulation Test in Diagnosis of Vasospastic Angina Pectoris
Abstract
Vasospastic angina is a syndrome which presents with typical chest pain and ECG changes. Clinically it is difficult to distinguish this syndrome from atherosclerotic coronary artery disase. A few methods and medical agents have been used for the diagnosis of this syndrome. These include hyperventilation, cold pressure test, dopamin, serotonin, ergonovine and acetylcholine test, none of which proved to be the optimum choise. The medical agent should be safe, cheap and easily available. In the light of these issues we used Acetylcholine (Ach) to stimulate coronary vasospazm in three patients and we obtained successful results for the diagnosis of vasospastic angina. Here we present a patient whom pre-diagnosed as vasospastic angina pectoris, which then was confirmed by using Acetylcholine stimulation test.
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Publication Date
March 1, 2004
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March 1, 2004
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Year 2004 Volume: 30 Number: 1
APA
Gemici, K., Çiçek, D., & Cordan, J. (2004). Acetylcholine Stimulation Test in Diagnosis of Vasospastic Angina Pectoris. Journal of Uludağ University Medical Faculty, 30(1), 57-59. https://izlik.org/JA83DP83BT
AMA
1.Gemici K, Çiçek D, Cordan J. Acetylcholine Stimulation Test in Diagnosis of Vasospastic Angina Pectoris. Journal of Uludağ University Medical Faculty. 2004;30(1):57-59. https://izlik.org/JA83DP83BT
Chicago
Gemici, Kani, Davran Çiçek, and Jale Cordan. 2004. “Acetylcholine Stimulation Test in Diagnosis of Vasospastic Angina Pectoris”. Journal of Uludağ University Medical Faculty 30 (1): 57-59. https://izlik.org/JA83DP83BT.
EndNote
Gemici K, Çiçek D, Cordan J (March 1, 2004) Acetylcholine Stimulation Test in Diagnosis of Vasospastic Angina Pectoris. Journal of Uludağ University Medical Faculty 30 1 57–59.
IEEE
[1]K. Gemici, D. Çiçek, and J. Cordan, “Acetylcholine Stimulation Test in Diagnosis of Vasospastic Angina Pectoris”, Journal of Uludağ University Medical Faculty, vol. 30, no. 1, pp. 57–59, Mar. 2004, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA83DP83BT
ISNAD
Gemici, Kani - Çiçek, Davran - Cordan, Jale. “Acetylcholine Stimulation Test in Diagnosis of Vasospastic Angina Pectoris”. Journal of Uludağ University Medical Faculty 30/1 (March 1, 2004): 57-59. https://izlik.org/JA83DP83BT.
JAMA
1.Gemici K, Çiçek D, Cordan J. Acetylcholine Stimulation Test in Diagnosis of Vasospastic Angina Pectoris. Journal of Uludağ University Medical Faculty. 2004;30:57–59.
MLA
Gemici, Kani, et al. “Acetylcholine Stimulation Test in Diagnosis of Vasospastic Angina Pectoris”. Journal of Uludağ University Medical Faculty, vol. 30, no. 1, Mar. 2004, pp. 57-59, https://izlik.org/JA83DP83BT.
Vancouver
1.Kani Gemici, Davran Çiçek, Jale Cordan. Acetylcholine Stimulation Test in Diagnosis of Vasospastic Angina Pectoris. Journal of Uludağ University Medical Faculty [Internet]. 2004 Mar. 1;30(1):57-9. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA83DP83BT