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Safety of Acetylcholine in the Cath Lab

Safety of Acetylcholine in the Cath Lab

The concepts of ischemia with non-obstructive coronary artery disease (INOCA) and myocardial infarction with non-obstructive coronary artery disease (MINOCA) have been established, widely spread, accepted, and included in the different guidelines that support our clinical practice. Among INOCA and MINOCA we find vasospastic angina (VSA) caused by epicardial vessel spasms and angina caused by microvascular

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Not All Coronary Spasms Are the Same: Benefits of Acetylcholine

Patients with documented spasm to the coronary arteries present increased risk of myocardial infarction (MI) and repeat angiography, while patients with microvascular spasm are associated to recurrent angina.  Globally, the prognosis of all these patients continues to be favourable, even though acetylcholine testing might help distinguish one-another.  Coronary spasm shows in up to 60% of

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