Pseudoxanthoma elasticum with dipyridamole-induced coronary artery spasm: a case report

Jpn Circ J. 1999 Oct;63(10):806-8. doi: 10.1253/jcj.63.806.

Abstract

In patients with pseudoxanthoma elasticum, severe organic coronary artery stenosis often occurs without coronary risk factors. However, this report presents the case of a 49-year-old woman with pseudoxanthoma elasticum who had coronary artery spasm with an angiographically normal coronary artery. In addition, coronary artery spasm was provoked with dipyridamole thallium-201 cardiac imaging.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Coronary Angiography
  • Coronary Disease / chemically induced*
  • Coronary Disease / diagnostic imaging
  • Dipyridamole / adverse effects*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Microvascular Angina / etiology
  • Middle Aged
  • Pseudoxanthoma Elasticum / complications*
  • Radionuclide Imaging
  • Spasm / chemically induced*
  • Spasm / diagnostic imaging
  • Thallium Radioisotopes

Substances

  • Thallium Radioisotopes
  • Dipyridamole