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vasospasm /vaso·spasm/ (va´zo-) (vas´o-spazm) angiospasm; spasm of blood vessels, causing vasoconstriction.vasospas´tic
Vasospasm The constriction or narrowing of blood vessels. In cases of hemorrhage, the constriction is prompted by chemical signals from the escaped blood as it breaks down. Mentioned in: Cerebral Aneurysm, Subarachnoid Hemorrhage vasospasm. See angiospasm. vasospasm spasm of blood vessels, decreasing their caliber. vasospasm An abrupt and/or excess local or regional contraction of vascular smooth muscle; vasospasm may underlying amaurosis fugax, thrombosis-negative MI, migraine, Prinzmetal's angina, Raynaud's phenomenon, subarachnoid
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2) Our patient likely experienced coronary vasospasm from systemic absorption of the intranasal cocaine. 6) Other theories include microvascular spasm, (6) coronary vasospasm, (4) viral infections, (4,7) abnormality in apical fatty acid metabolism (8) and ruptured coronary plaque with early thrombus resolution. We report an unusual case of coronary vasospasm associated to the administration of aminophylline. |
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