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Can heart artery spasams cose chest pains for over a year and mis undiagnosed by cardiologist is there a test for it thank you
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Coronary Artery : Spasm of coronary artery happens in people with coronary artery risk factor or in people with no risk factors. Happens due to stress, cold exposure, alcohol withdrawal. Diagnosis is hard, needs high level of suspicion. Relieved pain with Nitroglycerin is the way to diagnose it. Also ecg, angiogram is done, bout hard to pick it up.
Answered 6/30/2014
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Yes: Yes this can be tested in the cardiac cath lab...It can also be empirically treated.
Answered 11/21/2012
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