Refractory coronary spasm relieved by intracoronary administration of nicorandil

Teruo Noguchi, Hiroshi Nonogi, Satoshi Yasuda, Satoshi Daikoku, Isao Morii, Akira Itoh, Yoichi Goto, Shunichi Miyazaki

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Abstract

Two patients in whom coronary spasm was refractory to intracoronary injection of nitroglycerin were relieved by intracoronary administration of nicorandil (a nitrate and potassium channel opener) during catheterization. These findings suggest that nicorandil may prove useful as an additional therapeutic agent.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)396-398
Number of pages3
JournalJAPANESE CIRCULATION JOURNAL
Volume64
Issue number5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2000 May
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Coronary spasm
  • Nitrate
  • Potassium channel

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Physiology
  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

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