Angiology: Open Access
Open Access
ISSN: 2329-9495
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ISSN: 2329-9495
+44 1478 350008
Teragawa H
JR Hiroshima Hospital,
3-1-36 Futabanosato, Hiroshima-732-0057
Japan
Research Article
What Factors Contribute to Chest Symptoms during Exercise in Patients with Vasospastic Angina?
Author(s): Teragawa H*, Fujii Y, Oshita C, Uchimura Y and Ueda T
Teragawa H*, Fujii Y, Oshita C, Uchimura Y and Ueda T
Objective: Chest symptoms in patients with vasospastic angina (VSA) typically occur during rest. However, we have occasionally experienced patients with VSA who have had chest symptoms even during exercise. However, factors contributing to the chest symptoms during exercise in patients with VSA remain unclear. Therefore, we investigated this relationship.
Methods: We investigated 101 patients with VSA (mean age: 67 years, 51 males and 50 females). We completed detailed chest symptom examinations at rest (n=85), during exercise (n=2), and both at rest and during exercise (n=14). Patients were divided into the two groups: Group I consisted of patients with VSA whose chest symptoms occurred only at rest (n=85, 84%) and Group II consisted of patients with VSA whose chest symptoms occurred during exercise (n=16, 16%). On a coronary angiography, t.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2329-9495.1000202