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I've got cardiospasm. now what?

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Cardiospasm?: This is not a medical term so i'm not sure what you have, but if you mean "coronary artery spasm, " the treatment is calcium channel blockers and nitrates.

Answered 1/14/2013

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Options: Botox injection may give temporary relief, but makes subsequent surgery much more difficult. Endoscopic balloon dilation is effective, but requires at least two treatments, and if there is a perforation, surgery will be required emergently. Surgical myotomy is usually performed laparoscopically, but is now being performed at several centers in the U.S. Endoscopically, referred to as poem.

Answered 6/24/2014

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