Vasospastic myocardial infarction: An even rarer occurrence of a rare entity

doi:10.5847/wjem.j.1920-8642.2017.01.013

World Journal of Emergency Medicine ›› 2017, Vol. 8 ›› Issue (1): 68-70.doi: 10.5847/wjem.j.1920-8642.2017.01.013

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Vasospastic myocardial infarction: An even rarer occurrence of a rare entity Open Access

Cem Ertan¹(), Mehmet Emre Özpelit², Önder Limon¹, Deniz Oray¹, Nihat Pekel²

¹ Department of Emergency Medicine, Izmir University, Izmir, Turkey
² Department of Cardiology, Izmir University, Izmir, Turkey

Received:2016-03-30 Accepted:2016-08-06 Online:2017-03-15 Published:2017-03-15
Contact: Cem Ertan E-mail:cem_ertan@hotmail.com

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Cem Ertan, Mehmet Emre Özpelit, Önder Limon, Deniz Oray, Nihat Pekel. Vasospastic myocardial infarction: An even rarer occurrence of a rare entity[J]. World Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2017, 8(1): 68-70.

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Predictive factor	Score^*
History of OHCA	4
Smoking	2
Angina at rest alone	2
Significant organic stenosis	2
Multivessel spasm	2
ST elevation	1
β-blocker use	1

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